Impact of Green Supply Chain Management on Organizational Performance

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Impact of Green Supply Chain Management on Organizational Performance
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Acknowledgement
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Abstract
Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) is a trending practice of the modern industrial world.
As the environment is getting affected due to human activity, the implementation of GSCM has
become almost necessary to reduce the impact on the environment. The study revolves around
the impact of GSCM on the performances of the manufacturing industry of Hong Kong. The
researcher conducted a secondary data analysis on the implementation of GSCM in
manufacturing in Hong Kong. Information collected from the industry on the past five years and
through qualitative thematic study it has been found that with the growing application of green
supply chain has increased the popularity of the companies among the customers, which is
reflected in their revenues, profit and growth. It has been found that, the implementation of
GSCM has a positive impact on the organizational performance in the manufacturing industry of
Hong Kong.

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................6
1.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................6
1.2 Background of the study........................................................................................................6
1.3 Research aim..........................................................................................................................8
1.4 Research objectives...............................................................................................................9
1.5 Research questions.................................................................................................................9
1.6 Research rationale..................................................................................................................9
1.7 Proposed outline of research philosophy and research approach........................................10
1.8 Research structure................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................13
2.1 Factors influencing organizational performance.................................................................14
2.2 Factors of GSCM.................................................................................................................14
2.3 Types of GSCM practices....................................................................................................15
2.4 Connection between GSCM and financial performance of businesses...............................18
2.5 Benefits and boundaries of GSCM......................................................................................19
2.6 GSCM and organizational performance..............................................................................20
2.7 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................22
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...........................................................................24

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3.1 Research method outline......................................................................................................24
3.2 Research paradigm...............................................................................................................25
3.3 Research approach...............................................................................................................26
3.4 Research strategy.................................................................................................................26
3.5 Research design...................................................................................................................27
3.7 Data collection process and instruments..............................................................................28
3.5 Data analysis process...........................................................................................................29
3.6 Research timeline.................................................................................................................30
CHAPTER 4: DATA FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS...................................................................32
4.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................32
4.2 Thematic analysis................................................................................................................32
4.3 Summary..............................................................................................................................49
CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSIONS......................................................................................................50
CHAPTER 6: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS.................................................55
6.1 Conclusions..........................................................................................................................55
6.2 Linking with objectives.......................................................................................................56
6.3 Recommendations................................................................................................................58
6.4 Future scope of the research................................................................................................61
Reference List................................................................................................................................62
Glossary.........................................................................................................................................69

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
Environmental conservation has become one of the major concerns of the world. As the
population is growing, and demand for basic necessities is increasing rapidly and technology is
getting advanced, the environment is getting damaged. Sustainability has become one of the
most significant challenges of the world. People in the modern world are more aware of the
environmental issues, such as global warming and climate change and its impact on the living
beings. Hence, the industries are taking initiatives to change their production process to reduce
their footprints on the environment. GSCM is one such initiative that aims to apply the eco-
friendly techniques in the supply chain management to minimize the carbon footprint on the
environment and promote sustainability by reducing the environmental damage (Fahimnia,
Sarkis and Davarzani 2015). GSCM is now widely being used by companies all across the globe.
It is about the effective and efficient implementation of the green practices in the production and
distribution procedures (Bag, Anand and Pandey 2017). This paper aimed to explore the impact
of GSCM on the organizational performances. The researcher has conducted the study by
thoroughly investigating different aspects and features of GSCM, its advantages and
disadvantages of this system and their effect on the business performance.
1.2 Background of the study
Supply chain management (SCM) refers to the management of the goods and services
flow, which involves the movement and the storage of the raw materials, in-process inventories,
and finished products from the point of origin to the point of consumption (Jacobs, Chase and
Lummus 2014). Interlinked or interconnected channels, networks and node businesses are

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combined in the provision of the goods and services required by the end customers in a supply
chain. According to Christopher (2016), supply chain management is the design, planning,
executing, controlling and monitoring the supply chain functions. Tatar (2017) states that GSCM
(GSCM) involves the integration of environmentally friendly activities, such as product
designing, sourcing of raw materials and selection, manufacturing procedures, and delivery of
the final goods and services to the customers along with the end-of-life management of the good
after its lifecycle. Thus, as stated by Mirhedayatian, Azadi and Saen (2014), GSCM are the
activities of a firm that revolve around the production and delivery of the goods and services
from the manufacturers and suppliers to the end consumers through the material, information and
cash flow by involving eco-friendly techniques.
The traditional supply chain management is more focused on the quality, optimum cost in
the production and delivery process to the end consumers. This management might not always
include environmentally friendly actions or ideas. On the other hand, GSCM includes the
mandatory regulations for incorporating the environmental idea in each of the stages of the
products and services is a supply chain. Thus, the supply chain managers play a fundamental role
in developing creative and innovative eco-friendly technologies for handling the problems of the
economy regarding the environment and in communicating the message to each stakeholder in
the supply chain (Tatar 2017). There are many stages in supply chain management, which are
turned into environment-friendly solutions under GSCM. For example, lean manufacturing is the
process of eliminating the wastes in every supply chain stage. The objective of this
manufacturing is to reduce the wastes during production and supply process. Hence, economic
production of environmentally efficient products to satisfy the customers’ needs and expectations