Drivers and enablers that foster environmental management capabilities in small-and medium-sized suppliers in supply chains
Abstract
The limited capabilities and resources available within many small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises frequently hamper an effective response to environmental pressures, which in turn hurts large buying firms (i.e., customers). Using a case study method with multiple suppliers of two large buying firms, we mapped factors that initiated and improved environmental capabilities in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises over time. Through several specific mechanisms, buyers' green supply chain management initiated and then enabled the improvement of suppliers' environmental capabilities. Independent of buyers, internal championing of environmental concerns also provided an impetus for small‐ and medium‐sized enterprise suppliers to acquire resources outside the supply chain. Thus, synergistic linkages emerged in supportive buyer‐supplier relationships, resource acquisition, and capability development. When these findings are combined with earlier research on larger suppliers, an integrative framework emerges that provides direction for suppliers, buyers, and public agencies seeking to improve environmental performance.
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- Authors
- Lee, S., & Klassen, R. D.
- Affiliations
- Chonnam National University (KR)
- Western University (CA)
- Venue
- Production and Operations Management
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-11
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 573-586
- ISSN
- 1059-1478 (ISSN-L)
- 1937-5956
- OpenAlex
- W2008578876
- Cited by
- 710
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 27.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Production and Operations Management (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Quality and Supply Management
- Keywords
- small and medium-sized enterprises, supplier capabilities, green supply chain management, buyer-supplier relationships, capability development, resource acquisition, environmental performance
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