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Supply chain integration and its impact on sustainability

Mingu Kang (School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China)
Ma Ga (Mark) Yang (Department of Management, College of Business and Public Management, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA)
Youngwon Park (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan) (Manufacturing Management Research Center, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
Baofeng Huo (School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China)

Industrial Management & Data Systems

ISSN: 0263-5577

Article publication date: 15 August 2018

Issue publication date: 28 September 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of supply chain integration (SCI) in improving sustainability management practices (SMPs) and performance.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on data collected from 931 manufacturing firms in multiple countries and regions, the authors conducted a structural equation modeling analysis to test the proposed hypotheses.

Findings

The findings suggest that supplier and customer integration are vital enablers for both intra- and inter-organizational SMPs. The results also reveal that both intra- and inter-organizational SMPs are significantly and positively associated with sustainability performance (i.e. economic, environmental and social performance) and function as complements to jointly enhance environmental and social performance.

Originality/value

This study incorporates SCI into the sustainability literature, providing a new perspective on sustainability and supply chain management research.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 71525005, 71372058).

Citation

Kang, M., Yang, M.G.(M)., Park, Y. and Huo, B. (2018), "Supply chain integration and its impact on sustainability", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 118 No. 9, pp. 1749-1765. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-01-2018-0004

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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