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Coevolution of environmental sustainability orientation and strategic alliance learning in green supply chain management Cover

Coevolution of environmental sustainability orientation and strategic alliance learning in green supply chain management

By: Kuo-Ming Chu  
Open Access
|Aug 2019

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Research Framework
Research Framework

Figure 2

Structural Model TestedNotes: 1. χ2 (df) = 157.73 (95); p < .05; GFI (RMR) = .945 (.042); CFI (RMSEA) = .943 (.040).2. EO = Environmental Orientation; SCO = Supply Chain Orientation; SO = Sustainability Orientation; GRL = Green Relationship Learning; JSM = Joint Sense-Making; and KI = Knowledge Integration.
Structural Model TestedNotes: 1. χ2 (df) = 157.73 (95); p < .05; GFI (RMR) = .945 (.042); CFI (RMSEA) = .943 (.040).2. EO = Environmental Orientation; SCO = Supply Chain Orientation; SO = Sustainability Orientation; GRL = Green Relationship Learning; JSM = Joint Sense-Making; and KI = Knowledge Integration.

Model Testing with Moderators for the Treatment

Regression Model
ModelRR2Adjusted R2Standard Error of the Estimate
10.314a0.0990.0970.778
ANOVA
ModelSum of SquaresdfMean SquareF-valueSignificance
1Total87.564614.59422.6510.000a
Factors effecting Green SCM Practices
Alliance PerformanceUnstandardized CoefficientsStandardized CoefficientsT-statisticsSignificance
BStandard errorβ
(Constant)3.0120.13812.4350.000
AKL0.3530.0470.2457.0430.000
LA0.0780.0510.0341.3240.274
FMA0.0630.0280.0951.6470.259
TA0.0930.0420.1021.9510.122
BFA0.0210.0170.0500.0610.961
SGA0.1210.0690.1425.1210.000

Characteristics of the Firms

DescriptionFrequency%DescriptionFrequency%
Type of IndustryEstablished
Electronics13840.35Less than 5 years20.58
Industrial products9628.076–10 years7622.22
Chemicals/plastics247.0211–15 years11533.63
Pharmaceutical4713.74More than 15 years14943.57
Others3710.82Total Employees
Annual SalesLess than 5006519.01
Less than 50 million3510.24501–1,00013840.35
51–200 million8424.561,001–2,0008424.56
201–1 billion8926.02More than 2,0005516.08
More than 1 billion13439.18
Times for Alliance with Current PartnerPartners’ Country of Origin
Newly established51.46Taiwan19356.44
1–3 times12837.43Asia9628.07
4–6 times9628.07American319.06
More than 6 times11333.04European226.43

Regression Model Fit

ModelRR2Adjusted R2SE Est.Change Statistics
ΔR2F changedf 1df 2Sig. F change
10.4720.2230.2352.1430.2258.27483340.000
20.5340.2850.2402.0860.0692.433243200.072

Characteristics of the Firms Managing Green SC

DescriptionFrequency%DescriptionFrequency%
Length of AllianceFrequency of Alliance
Less than 1 year5415.79Newly established216.15
1–3 years4914.331–3 times8123.68
4–6 years7521.934–6 times15244.44
7–10 years8424.56More than 6 times8825.73
More than 10 years8023.39Benefit from the Alliance
Form of Alliance ManagementOur company7521.93
A dedicated division9728.36Our partner6418.71
A mixed division8926.02Both20359.36
No special division15645.62Who initiated this Green Alliance?
Our company10731.29
Stage of the Green AllianceOur partner5716.67
Initial stage5315.50Both17852.04
Ongoing stage9327.19Importance of the Alliance
Mature stage18554.09R&D alliance8424.56
Dissolved stage113.22Production alliance15445.03
Initial stage5315.50Distribution alliance10430.41

Regression Results of the Effects of Strategic Alliance Competence

Independent VariablesDependent Variables
Alliance Learning ProcessAlliance Performance
GRLJSMKIRVPSCP
M1M2M3M4M5
Control Variables
LA0.0250.0060.0110.0420.032
FMA−0.023−0.010−0.0690.0690.046
TA0.0280.0310.0040.0410.020
BFA0.0750.0380.129+0.0470.038
Developmental Stages of Green Alliance
Initial stage0.420***0.449***0.541***0.406***0.583***
Ongoing stage0.275***0.354***0.471***0.363***0.439***
Mature stage0.296***0.320***0.306***0.273***0.290***
Dissolution stage0.289***0.201***0.253***0.192***0.204***
R20.5320.4790.5000.4980.600
Adjusted R20.5400.4820.5090.4690.569
F50.97837.70745.57543.73269.509
p0.0000.0000.0000.0010.000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2019-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 3 - 12
Submitted on: Sep 28, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 29, 2018
Published on: Aug 20, 2019
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 Kuo-Ming Chu, published by Warsaw School of Economics
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