DocumentCode :
1487209
Title :
Green Supply Management Strategies in Spanish Firms
Author :
Tachizawa, Elcio Mendonça ; Thomsen, Cristina Giménez ; Montes-Sancho, María J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bus. Adm., Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, Leganes, Spain
Volume :
59
Issue :
4
fYear :
2012
Firstpage :
741
Lastpage :
752
Abstract :
Although the literature on environmental sustainability is rapidly increasing, many studies suggest that this problem needs to be dealt with by considering a broader perspective, i.e., supply chains. In this paper, we put forward the idea that different practices for greening suppliers can be combined to shape different green supply management (GSM) strategies. More specifically, the following research questions are posed. 1) How do firms combine managerial practices to form GSM strategies? 2) What are the variables that affect this decision? 3) What are the results of the different GSM strategies? Drawing on a survey among Spanish firms, we performed a cluster analysis that identified three main GSM strategies. In the second step, we contrasted these clusters using environmental drivers, context, and performance variables. The results show that there are several approaches to “greening” the supply chain, with different results and company profiles.
Keywords :
pattern clustering; supply chain management; sustainable development; GSM strategy; Spanish firm; cluster analysis; environmental sustainability; green supply management strategy; managerial practice; supply chain perspective; Collaboration; Energy consumption; Environmental factors; Green products; ISO standards; Supply chain management; Environment; Spain; green supply management (GSM); sustainable supply chains;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9391
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.2012.2189117
Filename :
6179328
Link To Document :
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