Green supply chain management: A study of the tourism industry

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Abstract

The important role of corporate governance is to align the interests of all stakeholders of a company. This role requires effort from the management towards applying sustainable business practises like green supply chain management (GSCM). This study explores the applications of the GSCM in the 5-star hotel restaurants and quick service restaurants (QSRs) in Jordan. Questionnaires and interviews assessed several practises that reflect the GSCM and discover the drivers and barriers of the application. Results revealed that QSRs have a less environmental impact than hotel restaurants. However, QSRs lacked the application of the GSCM concept. Hotels have higher GSCM standards, but higher negative environmental impact. The research recommends a better administration of GSCM standards in order to realize good corporate governance.

Keywords: Green Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Integration, Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Quick Service Restaurant

Authors’ individual contribution: Conceptualization — Z.A. and R.A.; Methodology —R.A.; Writing — Original Draft — Z.A., R.A., and M.F.A.-A.; Writing — Review & Editing — M.F.A.-A.; Supervision — R.A.

Declaration of conflicting interests: The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

JEL Classification: G34, M11, M14, L21

Received: 23.09.2022
Accepted: 15.11.2022
Published online: 16.11.2022

How to cite this paper: Abdin, Z., Albahsh, R., & Al-Anaswah, M. (2022). Green supply chain management: A study of the tourism industry. Corporate Ownership & Control, 20(1), 68–77. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv20i1art6