Integrated sustainable supply chain management and firm performance in the Indian textile industry
Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management
ISSN: 1746-5648
Article publication date: 13 July 2020
Issue publication date: 3 November 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This research study explores the adoption of integrated sustainable SCM practices in the textile industry in India and its impact on the firm's business performance.
Design/methodology/approach
The analysis was carried out using the partial least squares structural equation modeling using SmartPLS 3.3.2.
Findings
It was found that the demand-side sustainability initiatives of the large firms and the internal sustainability practices of the small firms directly impacted their business performance. It was also found that the suppliers' sustainability initiatives had a direct and positive impact on the internal sustainability of the firm, which in turn had a direct and positive impact on the demand-side sustainability in the Indian textile industry.
Originality/value
The findings emphasize the distinctive role of each dimension of the integrated sustainable SCM on the firm performance in the Indian textile industry.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the anonymous referees of the journal for their extremely useful suggestions to improve the quality of manuscript. All authors have no conflict of interest to report.This papers forms a part of special section “The Roads Less Travelled: Transformation Towards a Sustainable and Equitable Community”, guest edited by Gagan Deep Sharma and Meenakshi Handa.
Citation
Shahi, S.K., Shiva, A. and Dia, M. (2021), "Integrated sustainable supply chain management and firm performance in the Indian textile industry", Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, Vol. 16 No. 3/4, pp. 614-635. https://doi.org/10.1108/QROM-03-2020-1904
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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