Abstract
Logistics is among the leading contributors to pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and needs a paradigm shift to ensure sustainability. Green logistics is an initiative to reduce environmental, social and economic damage, create a positive brand image and ensure customer loyalty to the firm. Even though green logistics yields many benefits, several factors often challenge its successful implementation. Thus, the study aims to identify and group the adoption barriers to green logistics in the food industry. The barriers perceived by food industry professionals were collected through a survey, and exploratory factor (EFA) analysis was applied to identify and group the most significant ones. EFA grouped the 19 significant barriers into six factors: organizational, regulatory, supplier, technological, customer and financial. Identifying these adoption barriers can help organizations frame suitable strategies to overcome barriers in successfully implementing green logistics. The study also suggests strategies to address the barriers to green logistics in the food industry for the Indian economy. The study also highlights implications for practice and theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-20 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Social Science Journal |
| Early online date | 17 Oct 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Oct 2023 |
Bibliographical note
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Panghal, Anupama, P, Akhila, Vern, Priyanka, and Mor, Rahul S. 2023. “ Adoption barriers to green logistics in the indian food industry: A circular economy perspective.” International Social Science Journal 00: 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/issj.12466, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/issj.12466. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Keywords
- Green logistics
- circular economy
- Indian food industry
- adoption barriers
- factor analysis
- General Social Sciences
