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METHODOLOGY

I) Research Nature : Quantitative or Qualitative

      • Quantitative Research Analysis
      • Through email, from 241 respondent of Korean manufacturing firm.

J) Framework before analysis


Framework after analysis


K) Hypothesis

H1a. :Coercive pressure has a positive influence on the support of top managers.
H1b. :Normative pressure has a positive influence on the support of top managers.
H1c. :Mimetic pressure has a positive influence on the support of top managers.
H2.  :Top management support has positive influence on the implementation of GSCM
H3a.:GSCM has positive influence on the accumulation of cognitive social capital.
H3b.:GSCM has positive influence on the accumulation of structural social capital.
H3c.:GSCM has positive influence on the accumulation of relational social capital
H4a.:Cognitive social capital has a positive influence on environmental performance of GSCM.
H4b.:Structural social capital has a positive influence on environmental performance of GSCM.
H4c.:Relational social capital has a positive influence on environmental performance of GSCM.
H5a.:Cognitive social capital has a positive influence on operational performance of GSCM.

L) Measurement/ Items/ Questions

1.       Coercive Pressure (CP)
a.       Stringent government regulations on recycling, environmental protection and consumer rights protection force our company to implement green practices.
b.      The green environmental management of our firm will be influenced by regional government’s environmental regulations.
c.       Potential conflicts between products and environmental regulations will affect our firm’s green environmental management.

2.       Normative Pressure (NP)
a.       The increasing environmental consciousness of consumers has spurred our company to implement green practices.
b.      Consumers have a strong influence on our company’s green practices implementation.
c.       For our firm, establishing enterprise’s green image is extremely important.

3.       Mimetic Pressure (MP)
a.        Our competitors’ earlier implementation of green practices provided a benchmark and guidance for our company’s green practices implementation.
b.      Competitors have a strong influence on our company’s green practices implementation.
c.       The green environmental management of our firm will be affected by competitors’ green environmental protection strategy.

4.       Top Management Support (TMS)
a.       Our top managers recognize the importance of green practices.
b.      Our top managers proactively support green practices implementation.
c.       Our top managers show positive attitude towards green practices.
d.      Our top managers are willing to invest resources needed to implement green practices.
e.      Our top managers are likely to approve special fund for investment in green practices.
f.        Our top managers have well defined the company’s environmental policy.

5.       Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM)
a.       We assess our suppliers’ environmental performance through a formal and green procurement process.
b.      We demanded our suppliers to establish environmental management systems.
c.       We conducted environmental audits of our suppliers on regular basis.
d.      We demanded our suppliers to develop environmental-friendlier products.
e.      We provided our suppliers with relevant and helpful information on how to comply with our environmental requirements.
f.        We provided our suppliers with technical, managerial and financial assistance to address environmental issues.
g.       Our supplier firm and we jointly developed environment conscious products.

6.       Cognitive Social Capital (CS)
a.       Our supplier(s) and we have similar corporate culture/values and management styles.
b.      We have similar philosophies/approaches to business dealings.
c.       We have compatible goals and objectives.
d.      We have the same vision of business in the relationship.

7.       Structural Social Capital (SS)
a.       We are sharing relevant and timely information with our suppliers.
b.      We are interacting in a frequent and intensive manner with our suppliers.
c.       We are solving problems jointly.
d.      We are sharing and transferring knowledge and knowhow each other

8.       Relational Social Capital (RS)
a.       Our major supplier and our firm trust each other.
b.      Our firm has a family-like relationship with our major supplier.
c.       Our major supplier and our firm have mutual respect.
d.      Our major supplier considers us as a long-term partner.
e.      Our major supplier and our firm are reciprocal to each other.

9.       Operational Performance (OP)
a.       Implementation of GSCM reduced the costs of processing products.
b.      Implementation of GSCM reduced inventory.
c.       Implementation of GSCM reduced raw material costs.
d.      Implementation of GSCM reduced logistics costs.
e.      Implementation of GSCM improved our company’s profits.

10.   Environmental Performance (EP)
a.        Implementation of GSCM established a good corporate image.
b.        Implementation of GSCM enhanced our company’s market competitiveness.
c.         Implementation of GSCM reduced environmental pollution.
d.        Implementation of GSCM helped meeting government requirements on         environmental protection.
e.        Implementation of GSCM helped our company to fulfill its corporate social   responsibility for environmental protection.

M) Data Collection Technique

-Researchers used 7 point Likert Scale which is 1 that represent Strongly Disagree to 7 that represent strongly Agree.
N) Data Analysis Procedure

-T-Test analysis was conducted based on randomly selected variables.


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