Servitized SMEs’ performance and the influences of sustainable procurement, packaging, and distribution: The mediating role of eco-innovation

Sabeen Hussain Bhatti; Majid Rashid; Ahmad Arslan; Shlomo Tarba; Yipeng Liu

doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102831

Servitized SMEs’ performance and the influences of sustainable procurement, packaging, and distribution: The mediating role of eco-innovation

Sabeen Hussain Bhatti, Majid Rashid, Ahmad Arslan^*, Shlomo Tarba, Yipeng Liu

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The current paper is one of the pioneering studies to specifically analyze the role of both inbound and outbound sustainable supply chain practices (SSCP) of servitized SMEs in a relatively high-risk emerging economy context of Pakistan. Building on Porter's Value Chain Model, this study analyzes the influence of sustainable servitization on multiple performance indicators (including environmental, economic, social, and operational) of servitized SMEs. We further investigate the role of eco-innovation as a mediator. The study employs a time-lagged research design, based on primary data collected from 280 managers of servitized SMEs. We found that sustainable practices positively impact servitized SMEs’ performance, except for sustainable procurement's influence on operational performance. Finally, eco-innovation was found to partially mediate the analyzed inter-relationships.

Original language	English
Article number	102831
Number of pages	12
Journal	Technovation
Volume	127
Early online date	1 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102831
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023

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and servitized SMEs
Eco-innovation
Emerging economy
Performance
Sustainable packaging and distribution (SP&D)
Sustainable procurement (SP)

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Management of Technology and Innovation

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