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Strategic SCM’s Mediating Effect on the Sustainable Operations: Multinational Perspective

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Kot, Sebastian, Haque, Adnan ul, Kozlovski, Eugene·2019·Organizacija
DOI 10.2478/orga-2019-0014
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Background and Purpose: The comparative cross-sectional study examines the strategic supply chain management’s mediating effect on the sustainable operations through environmental and social sustainability within the businesses operating in Canada, Iran and Turkey to attain global perspective. Methodology: Over 200 small businesses in each country are included through combining purposive sampling, referrals, networking, and connections. For quantitative data analysis, the Smart partial least square structural equation modeling (SmartPLS-SEM) is employed. Results: Results showed that there is statistically significant positive mediating role of strategic supply chain on the sustainable operations (environmental and social sustainable) performances in all three selected economies. Findings further confirmed that within the multinational perspective, the SCM factors have higher significant positive impact within Canada in contrast to Iran and Turkey. Conclusion: This study offers a new theoretical contribution by examining the mediating role of strategic supply chain from multinational perspective to enhance existing body of knowledge. Furthermore, it offers a practical contribution by providing the strategic research framework to facilitate managers in improving the small businesses’ performance in sustaining operations.

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Metadata

Authors
Kot, S., Haque, A. U., & Kozlovski, E.
Affiliations
  • Częstochowa University of Technology (PL)
  • University of Wales Trinity Saint David (GB)
Corresponding author
Kot, Sebastian
ORCID
Venue
Organizacija
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2019-08-01
Volume
52
Issue
3
Pages
219-235
ISSN
  • 1318-5454 (ISSN-L)
  • 1581-1832
DOI
10.2478/orga-2019-0014
OpenAlex
W2974322971
Cited by
60
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
16.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Organizacija (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Quality and Supply Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
Keywords
strategic supply chain management, sustainable operations, environmental sustainability, social sustainability, mediating effect, small business, cross-national comparison, Canada, Iran, Turkey

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