Green Supply Chain Collaboration implementation in China: The mediating role of guanxi

Jun Luo; Alain Yee Loong Chong; Eric W.T. Ngai; Martin J. Liu

doi:10.1016/j.tre.2014.09.005

Green Supply Chain Collaboration implementation in China: The mediating role of guanxi

Jun Luo, Alain Yee Loong Chong, Eric W.T. Ngai, Martin J. Liu

Department of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management Systems

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Abstract

This study aims to understand how buyer-seller relationship, competitive environment and guanxi affect Chinese manufacturers' decision to implement Green Supply Chain Collaboration (GSCC). We also examine whether guanxi is able to mediate the buyer-seller relationship and GSCC implementation. Data collected from 222 Chinese manufacturing organizations were analyzed using the partial least squares method of structural equation modeling. The result shows that buyer-seller relationship influences Green Supply Chain Collaboration through asset specificity, volume uncertainty, transaction frequency and competitive environment. The results also showed support for our hypotheses that guanxi mediates the effect of asset specificity, volume uncertainty and environmental competition on GSCC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-110
Number of pages	13
Journal	Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
Volume	71
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2014.09.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2014

Keywords

Buyer-seller relationship
China
Green supply chain collaboration (GSCC)
Guanxi

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Civil and Structural Engineering
Transportation

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Green Supply Chain Collaboration implementation in China: The mediating role of guanxi

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