THE GREEN CATALYST NEXUS: A COMPOSITE MODEL FOR DRIVING GREEN LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE IN YANGZHOU’S MANUFACTURING
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This research investigates the extent to which the Green Catalyst Nexus (GCN) incentivizes green logistics performance in manufacturing industries in China. The GCN represents the set of environmental laws and regulations, regulatory policies, market drivers in finance, and the state of corporate environmental management reputation, which incentivizes green innovations. A quantitative design was used for PLS-SEM analysis. Sample data was collected from 408 manufacturing managers in Yangzhou, China. This study investigates the direct influence of GCN on green logistics and examines the mediating effects of Green Innovation Capability (GIC) and Environmental Management Practices (EMP). The results show that GCN has a significant impact on Green Innovation Capability (GIC) (β = 0.922, p < 0.001) and Environmental Management Practices (EMP) (β = 0.347, p < 0.001). EMP has a significant positive impact on green logistics performance (β = 0.592, p < 0.001) and GCN impacts on green logistics performance directly (β = 0.275, p = 0.0015). GIC does not have a direct impact on green logistics (β = 0.084, p = 0.388) but does so indirectly through EMP indicating partial mediation. The results show that green logistics performance is not only dependent on innovation but also on the integration of environmental policy, innovation and management practices.
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ลิขสิทธิ์บทความวิจัยที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เผยแพร่ในวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ วไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ ถือเป็นกรรมสิทธิ์ของคณะมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏวไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ ห้ามนำข้อความทั้งหมดหรือบางส่วนไปพิมพ์ซ้ำ เว้นแต่จะได้รับอนุญาตจากมหาวิทยาลัยเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร
ความรับผิดชอบ เนื้อหาต้นฉบับที่ปรากฏในวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ วไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ เป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์บทความหรือผู้เขียนเอง ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากเทคนิคการพิมพ์
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