| Title |
Do motives matter? Examining the relationships between motives, SSCM practices and TBL performance |
| ID_Doc |
70737 |
| Authors |
Kitsis, AM; Chen, IJ |
| Title |
Do motives matter? Examining the relationships between motives, SSCM practices and TBL performance |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
Supply Chain Management-An International Journal, 25, 3 |
| DOI |
10.1108/SCM-05-2019-0218 |
| Abstract |
Purpose Drawing on multi-theoretical lenses and a combination of supply chain and business ethics literature, this study aims to investigate the role of motives in driving sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices and sustainable performance. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 205 supply chain companies in the USA, the authors apply structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis to empirically test the proposed model and seven hypothesized relationships. Findings Results of the study underscore the critical role of moral motives, while highlighting that all three types of motives (instrumental, relational and moral) are robust in driving SSCM practices and achieving improvement in all three dimensions of sustainable performance-economic, environmental and social. Originality/value This study bridges gaps in the extant literature by incorporating motivation-based antecedents, expanding the scope of SSCM practices, including the social dimension of sustainability and investigating the mediating effects of SSCM practices on the links between motives and the TBL performance. |
| Author Keywords |
Sustainability; Structural equation model; Green supply chains; Triple bottom line; SSCM performance; Instrumental motives; Relational motives; Moral motives; Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000524468900002 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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