An empirical investigation of the determinants of adoption of green procurement for successful green supply chain management


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    • Author:  Salam  M.A. Sch. of Manage.  Assumption Univ.  Bangkok;  

    • Abstract:  Abstract This study investigates the green procurement adopted by Thai electronic companies. The relationship between green procurement adoption and product performance, purchase price, the organizationpsilas environmental concerns, trading partners, and health and safety issues, is studied. Companies in the electronic industry and holding ISO 14001 certification in Thailand before December 2004 were sampled for the empirical study. The data were then analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences, to verify the hypothetical construction of the study. The results indicate that the Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) and Original Designing and Manufacturing (ODM) companies in Thailandpsilas electronic industry have adopted green procurement practices in response to the current wave of global environmental concern.

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