Causal Factors of Green Logistics Management Affecting the Business Performance of Palm Oil Industry
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This research article aims to study (1) the causal factors influencing green logistics management and business performance of the palm oil industry. and (2) the influence of causal factors influencing green logistics management and business performance of the palm oil industry. The sample is from the Thai palm oil industry and consists of 346 firms. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Second-order confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used for the statistics used to test the hypothesis.
Findings are as follows: (1) organizational environment has a direct and positive influence on green logistics management (2) organizational resource capabilities has a direct positive influence on green logistics management (3) green logistics management has a direct positive influence on organizational performance (4) green logistics management has a direct positive influence on competitiveness (5) competitiveness has a direct and positive influence on organizational perfor- mance (6) organizational environment. Has a direct and positive influence on company perfor- mance (7) organizational resource capabilities has a direct and positive influence on company performance. And the hypothetical model is consistent with the empirical data. χ2 = 83.68, p-value of 0.30, CFI = 1.00, GFI = 0.97, AGFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.03.
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