Vlachos, IP orcid.org/0000-0003-4921-9647 (2016) Reverse logistics capabilities and firm performance: the mediating role of business strategy. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 19 (5). pp. 424-442. ISSN 1367-5567
Abstract
This study aims to examine the impact of reverse logistics capabilities on firm performance and mediating role of logistics strategies. We reviewed three theories of reverse logistics capabilities: (a) resource-based view of the firm, (b) transaction cost economics, and (c) institutional theory. We examined six reverse logistics capabilities: logistics information management, close-loop capability, supply chain integration, supply chain coordination, conformity capability, and institutional incentives. We examined three reverse logistics strategies: joint reverse logistics, manufacturer reverse logistics, and third-party reverse logistics. We conducted a survey of Chinese mobile phone companies out of which we received 125 usable questionnaires with a response rate of 80%. The results of mediated hierarchical regression support the hypothesis that reverse logistics capabilities influence firm performance. Institutional factors were more significant than supply chain factors. Close-loop capability was the most significant factor. We provide managerial implications and suggestions for future research.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications: A Leading Journal of Supply Chain Management on 20 January 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13675567.2015.1115471. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Reverse logistics, firm performance, logistics capabilities, business strategy, China, mobile phone industry. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2015 15:16 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2017 08:34 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2015.1115471 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13675567.2015.1115471 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91352 |