ISSN 2736-1721
Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 4 (11), pp. 001-005, November, 2010. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The study of knowledge transfer and green management performance in green supply chain management
Guo-Ciang Wu1*, Yu-Hui Cheng2 and Shin-Ying Huang3
1Department of Marketing and Distribution Management, National Pingtung Institute of Commerce, 51 Min Sheng E. Road, Pingtung 900, Taiwan.
2Department of Logistics Management, National Kaohsiung Marine University, No.142, Haijhuan Rd., Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City 81143, Taiwan.
3Department of Business Administration, Southern Taiwan University, Taiwan.
Accepted 3 July, 2010
Abstract
The information communication and knowledge exchange based on environmental friendly require-ments among manufacturers is the critical success factor of green supply chain management (GSCM). The firms of IT industry in Taiwan with green supply chain implementation was used as the research objects to further explore constructs of knowledge transfer and the relationships between knowledge transfer and green management performance. The result showed that; (1) Information quality had significant positive impact on environmental management performance; (2) Information sharing and information quality did not have significant impact on positive economical performance; (3) Information sharing had positive significant impact on negative economical performance. The research findings revealed that firms should realize the effect of short-term costs and benefits on knowledge transfer in order to enhance green management performance.
Key words: Knowledge transfer, information sharing, information quality, green management performance, green supply chain management.