Green supply chain management for the SME automotive suppliers. (1st January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lin, Liang-Hung; Lan, Jian-Feng
• Is Part Of: International journal of automotive technology and management. Volume 13:Number 4(2013)
• Page Start: 372
• Page End: 390
• Publication Date: 2013-01-01
• Subjects: green supply chain management -- GSCM -- institutional pressures -- environmental performance -- auto component industry -- small and medium enterprises -- SMEs -- corporate social responsibility -- CSR; Automobile industry and trade -- Management -- Periodicals; 338.456292068
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-9511

Abstract

With the rise of environmental awareness, regulations in various countries become stricter, which consequently results in environmental pressures. In this study, we analyse the relationship of green supply chain management (GSCM) and institutional pressures with environmental performance of firms in the auto component industry, as well as the relationship between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Moreover, we study 224 firms in Taiwan by means of questionnaires and the results show that investment recovery and eco-design in GSCM as well as normative pressures in institutional pressures positively relate to a firm's environmental performance. Moreover, SMEs tend to do more external GSCM practice and internal environmental management.