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Abstract
英国留学生企业运营管理课程论文 Purpose – Green supply chain management (GSCM) has emerged as a key approach for enterprises seeking to become environmentally sustainable. This paper aims to evaluate and describe GSCMdrivers, practices and performance among various Chinese manufacturing organizations.
Design/methodology/approach – Based on a literature review, four propositions are put forward. An empirical study using survey research was completed. The survey questionnaire was designed with 54 items using literature and industry expert input. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to derive groupings of GSCM pressures, practice and performance from the survey data which included 314 responses. A categorical and descriptive nature of the results is then presented with an evaluation and comparative analysis with previous research findings.
Findings – Chinese enterprises have increased their environmental awareness due to regulatory, competitive, and marketing pressures and drivers. However, this awareness has not been translated into strong GSCM practice adoption, let alone into improvements in some areas of performance, whereat was expected.
Research limitations/implications – The investigation and its findings are still relatively exploratory. Future research can investigate relationships identified in this work, as well as tease out mediating and moderating relationships. A more broadly-based and random sample study across China would also provide a better picture of this GSCM situation.
Practical implications – Efforts made by Chinese enterprises together with the Chinese government have established a good foundation for further development. After China’s entry into the WTO, a win-win relationship between foreign companies and Chinese manufacturers is still possible.

Originality/value – This work is one of the few and pioneering efforts to investigate GSCMpractices in China.

Keywords Green marketing, Supply chain management, International relations, Operations management

Introduction
Balancing economic and environmental performance has become increasingly important for organizations facing competitive, regulatory, and community pressures (Shultz and Holbrook, 1999). With increased pressures for environmental sustainability, it is expected that enterprises will need to implement strategies to reduce the environmental impacts of their products and services (Lewis and Gretsakis, 2001; Saris, 1995, 2001). To establish their environmental image, enterprises have torn-examine the purpose of their business (Hick, 2000). Success in addressing environmental items may provide new opportunities for competition, and new ways toad value to core business programs (Hangman and Claudia, 2001). Approaches, such as cleaner production, environmental management systems and eco-efficiency, have been implemented for green management practices. In 1994, the Confederation of British Industries (CBI) identified the factors driving the competitive advantage through environmental performance as market expectations, risk management, regulatory compliance and business efficiency. Green supply chain management (GSCM) has a key role in ensuring that all of these factors are addressed (Hutchison, 1998). Environmental impacts occur at all stages of a product’s life cycle. Therefore, GSCM has emerged as an important new archetype for enterprises to achieve profit and market shar本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。