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Critical success factors and green supply chain management proactivity: shedding light on the human aspects of this relationship based on cases from the Brazilian industry

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Author(s):
Jabbour, Charbel Jose Chiappetta ; Mauricio, Andre Luis ; Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa
Total Authors: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL; v. 28, n. 6-8, p. 13-pg., 2017-01-01.
Abstract

By applying the resources-based view (RBV) theory to green management, this study aims to analyse the relationship between critical success factors (CSFs) and the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices for some Brazil-based manufacturers of automotive batteries considered focal in their supply chains. It also analyses how human issues, known as green human resource management (GHRM) aspects, can help to increase the effectiveness of CSFs for GSCM strategies that are still not totally well-managed, justifying a RBV perspective. This research assumes that firms tend to be in different stages of GSCM development (more strategic or less strategic) and tests four research propositions to determine whether more proactive GSCM is related to higher levels of effectively managed CSFs. Three focal companies that operate in the Brazilian automotive battery industry were studied. Research results suggest that more proactive GSCM practices correlate to more effectively managed CSFs and to a greater support from GHRM. We argue that managers with a clear GHRM strategy will have more success in GSCM adoption, using more green training, green recruitment and selection, green performance evaluation and employee rewards. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/22380-0 - Relationship between external practices of Green Supply Chain Management and environmental performance: survey and case studies with ISO 14001-certified firms
Grantee:Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research