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Green supply chain management: theoretical framework and further research directions

Rameshwar Dubey (Symbiosis Centre of Management and Human Resource Development, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India)
Angappa Gunasekaran (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA)
Thanos Papadopoulos (Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK)

Benchmarking: An International Journal

ISSN: 1463-5771

Article publication date: 6 February 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

Green or sustainable supply chain management (GSCM/SSCM) has in recent years attracted much attention from academia and practitioners in all part of the world. In recent years, all humanity has experienced severe climate change which is widely attributed to human activity. Harmful emissions have made a major contribution to recent climate change which presents major challenges and threats to the entire human race in form of global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunami and floods. The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual GSCM/SSCM framework contributing to knowledge-based view theory and systems theory (ST) and provide an exhaustive list of further research directions.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper the authors have used a systematic literature review to identify building blocks of the conceptual framework, which is the principal contribution of the present paper.

Findings

In this paper the authors have proposed a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain network and at the end the authors have outlined further research directions.

Research limitations/implications

The current paper is an attempt to develop a conceptual framework which is grounded in knowledge-based theory. The study helps to extent the prior works which lacks theory focused approach.

Originality/value

The present work has immense theoretical value and can be useful to the policy makers or practitioners engaged in GSCM practices.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the two reviewers for their constructive comments and managing editor for her support in entire review process.

Citation

Dubey, R., Gunasekaran, A. and Papadopoulos, T. (2017), "Green supply chain management: theoretical framework and further research directions", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 184-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-01-2016-0011

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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