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Driving green supply chain management performance through supplier selection and value internalisation: A self-determination theory perspective

Jens K. Roehrich (HPC Supply Chain Innovation Lab, Information, Decisions and Operations Division, School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK)
Stefan U. Hoejmose (School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK)
Victoria Overland (School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK)

International Journal of Operations & Production Management

ISSN: 0144-3577

Article publication date: 3 April 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to apply self-determination theory (SDT) to green supply chain management (GSCM) and explore how green supplier selection (GSS) drives GSCM performance and how realisation of improved GSCM performance is contingent upon SDT mechanisms of autonomy, competence and relatedness.

Design/methodology/approach

This study draws on 18 semi-structured interviews and secondary data from a Germany-based first-tier aircraft interior manufacturer and its six key suppliers. The focal company was selected because it is recognised as having achieved high GSCM standards in the aerospace industry.

Findings

The study draws out the importance of GSS, distinguishing between new and legacy suppliers, and offers significant insights into how suppliers’ motivation and downstream GSCM criteria can be internalised in second-tier suppliers to drive GSCM performance.

Practical implications

GSS should be considered not only for new suppliers but also at an ongoing basis for legacy suppliers. Focal companies must realise the importance of motivating supply chain partners to realise GSCM practices and need to first build-up autonomy before focussing on competence and relatedness sub-dimensions.

Originality/value

The authors make a significant contribution to the GSCM literature by conducting a study of first-tier-second-tier relationships, thus moving beyond the buyer-supplier relationships investigated in extant studies. The results theoretically and empirically draw out key factors in GSS and supplier motivation in engaging with GSCM practices, thus driving GSCM performance.

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Citation

Roehrich, J.K., Hoejmose, S.U. and Overland, V. (2017), "Driving green supply chain management performance through supplier selection and value internalisation: A self-determination theory perspective", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 37 No. 4, pp. 489-509. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-09-2015-0566

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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