Sustainable supply chain management in Malaysian SMEs: Perspectives from practitioners

This study was aimed at eliciting the perception of practitioners on sustainable supply chain management in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A total of 15 companies from the SMEs in Malaysia were selected. 5 of these companies serve as suppliers to larger firms within and outside Malaysia, another 5 as manufacturers, and the rest as reverse logistics companies (collectors and recycling plant operating companies). All the companies were selected based on their involvement in sustainable supply chain management. A structured interview was conducted to uncover their perceptions and challenges in sustainable supply chain management. Feedback from the conducted interview revealed that most of the practitioners from these companies believe that sustainable supply chain management requires well-structured and efficient supply chain integration. In essence, this study enhanced the understanding of the requirements for an efficient sustainable supply chain management in the SMEs of a developing country and sustainable manufacturing in general

Green information technology adoption antecedence: a conceptual framework

Green Information Technology (Green IT) has been adopted in developed countries, as a strategic initiative consideration for developing sustainable business practices, through the balancing economic and environmental performance of an organization. However, there is still a low adoption in developing countries like Malaysia, and limited empirical research on the Green IT adoption, despite it being a necessity even though numerous government incentives were provided to adopt the green IT in Malaysia. The aims of this research are to develop a conceptual framework to determine the relationship between learning capability, innovation capability, emotional capability, and government incentives as drivers toward green IT Adoption. In order to develop the green IT adoption’s antecedents’ relationships in Malaysia, this research will rely on some technology adoption theories such as Technology-organization-environment (TOE), Resource-based theory (RBT), Institutional theory (IT). Based on previous literature, there is a relationship among green IT adoption with organization capabilities, and government incentives, but in a scattered manner. Furthermore, this study has provided integrated framework for researchers and business homes, it showed that internal and external factors play major role in green IT adoption within organizations, So, they can start their green initiatives to cope with requirements in a new industrial revolution 4.0. Also, economic and environment sustainability should be considered as consequences factors in future researches