title: Initiatives and outcomes of green supply chain management implementation by Chinese manufacturers.
abstract: This paper aims to explore the green supply chain management (GSCM) initiatives (implementation) of various manufacturing industrial sectors in China and examine the links between GSCM initiatives and performance outcomes. We conducted a survey to collect data from four typical manufacturing industrial sectors in China, namely, power generating, chemical/petroleum, electrical/electronic and automobile, and received 171 valid organizational responses for data analysis. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results are consistent with our prediction that the different manufacturing industry types display different levels of GSCM implementation and outcomes. We specifically found that the electrical/electronic industry has relatively higher levels of GSCM implementation and achieves better performance outcomes than the other three manufacturer types. Implications of the results are discussed and suggestions for further research on the implementation of GSCM are offered.
authors.affiliation: School of Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province 116024, PR China. zhuqh@dlut.edu.cn
authors.forename: Qinghua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sarkis
authors.forename: Kee-hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004777:Environment; D007221:Industry; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017749:Total Quality Management