Sustainable performance and supply chain leadership in logistic firms: the role of corporate sustainability strategies and digital supply chain

作者：Caroline Olufunke Esangbedo, Jingxiao Zhang, Pablo Ballesteros‐Pérez, Martin Skitmore · 发表于：Supply Chain Management An International Journal · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1108/scm-02-2024-0131 · 被引用次数：18 · 研究领域：Sustainable Supply Chain Management、Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management、Environmental Sustainability in Business

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between supply chain leadership, digital supply chain practices and corporate sustainability strategies on the sustainability performance of logistics firms in Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest economies. It indicates that collaborative efforts within the supply chain context can improve sustainability performance. Design/methodology/approach Data from 468 firms in a major sub-Saharan African market were collected through a structured questionnaire. The analysis used descriptive statistics, principal component analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. Factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha analysis were used to assess the validity and reliability of the instrument. Findings The results of this study reveal significant findings: proactive sustainability strategies exert a substantial positive effect on sustainability performance (β = 0.694, SE = 0.025, p < 0.01). Even when proactive sustainability strategies are included in the model, the positive impact of reactive sustainability strategies remains significant (β = 0.694, SE = 0.025, p < 0.01: Model 5). Regarding the moderating role of proactive and reactive corporate sustainability strategies, there is a notable interaction effect between supply chain leadership and proactive sustainability strategies concerning sustainability performance ( p < 0.05). This confirms the positive relationship between supply chain leadership and sustainability performance when p...