Nik Abdullah, Nik Ab. Halim and Yaakub, Sabariah (2014) Reverse logistics: Pressure for adoption and the impact on firm’s performance. International Journal of Business and Society, 15 (1). pp. 151-170. ISSN 1511-6670

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Abstract

One of the new challenges faced by Malaysian firms that want to go global is the fact that many countries have introduced legislation or directives to ensure effective disposal of manufactured products and its waste.Furthermore, the increase in awareness on environmental issues, sustainable development, corporate citizenship and the benefit of recycling had also placed more pressure on firms to adopt sustainable business initiatives such as a better reverse logistics strategy.Manufacturing firms however often focused on forward logistics and as a result, they tend to overlook at the importance of reverse logistics activities and its potential of improving the firm’s performance.The objective of this study is to look at the current level of reverse logistics adoption among manufacturers in Malaysia and to identify the influence of customer/stakeholder pressure, regulatory pressure, financial and competitive pressure, and corporate citizenship pressure on the level of reverse logistics adoption. In addition, this study also aims to determine the relationship between reverse logistics adoption level and firm’s performance. Data was collected through survey questionnaire, and the respondents consist of managers at manufacturing firms located in the Northern State of Malaysia and the Klang Valley. 101 samples were collected and data analysis was conducted using the Partial Least Square (PLS) regression analysis, through SmartPLS 2.0 software. Findings indicate that the level of reverse logistics adoption among Malaysia manufacturers is considerably low. Out of four independent variables, only the regulatory pressure has a significantly strong influence on the level of reverse logistics adoption, while customer and stakeholder pressure has a significant but moderate influence. No significant relationship was observed between the level of reverse logistics adoption and firm’s performance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Logistics; Reverse Logistics; Supply Chain; Environmental Awareness; Corporate Social Responsibility.
Subjects:	T Technology > TS Manufactures
Divisions:	College of Law, Government and International Studies
Depositing User:	Dr. Nik Ab. Halim Nik Abdullah @ Abdullah
Date Deposited:	12 May 2015 08:28
Last Modified:	12 May 2015 08:28
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13987

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