Perception Survey on Assessment of Barriers to Implement Green Supply Chain Management in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia: the case of South Addis District
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2017-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
In the early days the concept of Green Supply Chain Management was given to manufacturing
organizations. But nowadays it is understood that all organizations must take part to reduce
environmental pollution by greening the chain between suppliers and end customers. Because of
the awareness created by several institutions and its economic purpose to all stakeholders, Green
Supply Chain Management (GSCM) is receiving an increased attention by manufacturing and
financial organizations. In this study, the researcher aims to understand the barriers to implement
green supply chain management practices and their solutions in commercial bank of Ethiopia.
The study is based on detailed information about the necessity of green supply chain
management and the challenges that the bank faces in implementation process. Unlike financial
institutions much is studied by researchers about the necessity of green supply chain
management on manufacturing industries. This makes the study significant to interested
individuals like customers, suppliers of check bills and other relevant papers more than ever.
The study adopts a mixed method of research design to reach at the desired result. Under
quantitative research design a survey method that involves administering questionnaire to
individuals have been used to find answers. In the mean time, the researcher adopts descriptive
research type. In the process, a nominal data that represents qualitative research method has been
gathered to characterize the demographic information of respondents. In analyzing the data
gathered, it was established regression and correlation analysis between dependent and
independent variables.
It was established that lack of IT infrastructure, knowledge gap and lack of corporate social
responsibility were the most identified barriers that prohibit commercial bank of Ethiopia from
implementing green supply chain management. In addition, diverting primary objective of
company, globalization, wrong first priority of suppliers and lack of education & training are the
root causes to barriers of GSCM implementation in CBE. Furthermore, the relationship between
GSCM practices and firm performance in CBE is found to be positively related
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Barriers to implement GSCM, GSCM Practices, SCM