Supply chain agility as the antecedent to firm sustainability in the post COVID-19
The International Journal of Logistics Management
ISSN: 0957-4093
Article publication date: 13 April 2023
Issue publication date: 2 January 2024
Abstract
Purpose
COVID-19 has caused critical supply chain problems, especially in sustainable supply chain management, but very few empirical studies have been explored how to improve the firm sustainability through supply chain endeavours such as supply chain agility to manage the impacts of COVID-19. This paper aims to develop a model to incorporate supply chain agility and supply chain relationships that link firm sustainability to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted an online survey and collected 203 valid responses from businesses in the United Arab Emirates, and employed an exploratory factor analysis, mediated regression analysis and structural equation modelling methodology to test the models and hypotheses.
Findings
The authors find that the adoption of supply chain agility can improve supply chain relationships and positively impact sustainability. Meanwhile, supply chain relationships partially mediate the relationship between supply chain agility and sustainability. In addition, sustainability mitigates the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains.
Originality/value
The results provide fruitful insights and implications for the challenges and uncertainties caused by the pandemic post COVID-19 and provide several directions for further research.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their gratitude to all survey participants in this project. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions towards improving the manuscript.
Citation
Wang, M. and Wang, B.(B). (2024), "Supply chain agility as the antecedent to firm sustainability in the post COVID-19", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 281-303. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-02-2022-0059
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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