Meow Yee Foo, Kanagi Kanapathy, Suhaiza Zailani and Mohd Rizaimy Shaharudin
The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the green-purchasing capabilities required to ensure the successful implementation of green-purchasing practices under the forces of…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the green-purchasing capabilities required to ensure the successful implementation of green-purchasing practices under the forces of institutional pressure. Specifically, this paper explores the green-purchasing capabilities of buyer firms under the influence of institutional pressures in supplier selection, development, collaboration and evaluation in support of environmental purchasing.
Design/methodology/approach
Questionnaire survey method was used to gather data from 163 ISO 14001-certified manufacturing firms in Malaysia. Partial least squares was used for hypotheses testing.
Findings
Green-purchasing capabilities, such as manufacturing, financial, intraorganisational and integration capabilities, have a significant positive effects on green-purchasing practices. However, innovation capabilities have no significant effect on green-purchasing practices. Regulation, customer and competitor pressure positively moderate the relationships between green manufacturing capabilities and practices.
Practical implications
The paper highlights the importance of green-purchasing capabilities in enhancing the green-purchasing practices of firms. The findings that pertain to moderating effect could be used to assist policy makers, particularly in setting appropriate policies and strategies to improve green purchasing.
Originality/value
Although more studies on green purchasing have been conducted in recent years, issues, such as the effect of green-purchasing capabilities on green-purchasing practices, are still unspecified. Besides, this study considers institutional pressure as the moderator when a model is constructed to exemplify the relationship between green-purchasing capabilities and practices.
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Suhaiza Zailani, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Azmin Azliza Aziz and Kanagi Kanapathy
The purpose of the paper is to investigate the challenges and opportunities for logistics companies in Malaysia to adopt halal logistics. Logistics plays a key role in protecting…
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Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to investigate the challenges and opportunities for logistics companies in Malaysia to adopt halal logistics. Logistics plays a key role in protecting the halal integrity of halal food through proper transportation, storage and handling along the supply chain until it reaches its final destination.
Design/methodology/approach
This research builds on existing research published in the Journal of Islamic Marketing on halal logistics. In addition to an extensive literature review, five focus group discussions were conducted to discover the challenges and opportunities with regards to halal logistics services in Malaysia.
Findings
The results show that the future market demands and the competitive opportunities related to halal services are the main motivators of first movers in halal logistics. The early adopters of halal logistics face several challenges such as ambiguous halal guidelines, lack of international halal certification, lack of collaboration among governing agencies (i.e. logistics service providers (LSPs), Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) and Halal Industry Development Corporation), a lack of cost-effective standards, an overly competitive transportation sector, lack of demand, lack of halal logistics compulsion, financial challenges and a general misunderstanding of halal practices.
Practical implications
The findings of the present study may help government policy makers recognise the issues that should be addressed in motivating logistics companies to adopt halal practices.
Originality/value
Although halal logistics plays a key role in protecting the halal integrity of halal products, there are few halal LSPs. This study contributes to the advancement of knowledge on the challenges and opportunities of adopting halal logistics.
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Kim Yoke Ong, Suhaiza Zailani, Kanagi Kanapathy, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman, Abdullah Al Mamun and Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan
This study aims to explore the lean leadership factors influencing the effectiveness of lean healthcare performance at hospitals.
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Purpose
This study aims to explore the lean leadership factors influencing the effectiveness of lean healthcare performance at hospitals.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 217 healthcare professionals’ responses were included for data analysis. The data were analyzed using the partial least square technique.
Findings
The findings revealed that improvement culture, gemba (hands-on approach), hoshin kanri (goal-oriented) and qualification are the crucial lean leadership factors that positively influence the effectiveness of lean healthcare performance at hospitals. The results indicated that the self-development of lean leaders has no significant impact on the effectiveness of lead healthcare performance.
Originality/value
The findings of this study could contribute to the healthcare institutions in Malaysia perceive the benefits of lean healthcare and show a positive intention of using lean leadership principles.
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Elahe Fathi, Suhaiza Zailani, Mohammad Iranmanesh and Kanagi Kanapathy
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that motivate the consumers in Malaysia to pay for halal logistics and its consequences on their demand for halal logistics…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that motivate the consumers in Malaysia to pay for halal logistics and its consequences on their demand for halal logistics certification.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected through a survey responded 313 randomly selected consumers. Partial least squares technique was employed in the analysis.
Findings
Results showed that consumers’ perception on halal logistics, their concern about halal, and media coverage have positive and significant effects on consumers’ willingness to pay for halal logistics. Furthermore, positive relationship exists between willingness to pay and the extent of demand for the halal logistics certification.
Practical implications
The findings of the study will be useful for the policy makers and managers of halal food companies because they can guide them in increasing the demand for the halal logistics.
Originality/value
Although halal logistics play a key role in supporting the halal status of any given halal foods, the demand for this service is low. Thus, this study contributes to the advancement of knowledge on the drivers of consumers’ willingness to pay for halal logistics.
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Suhaiza Zailani, Kanagi Kanapathy, Mohammad Iranmanesh and Marco Tieman
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that motivate the halal food firms in Malaysia to practice halal orientation strategy (HOS).
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that motivate the halal food firms in Malaysia to practice halal orientation strategy (HOS).
Design/methodology/approach
Data were obtained from a survey of 137 halal food firms in Malaysia, and analyzed using the partial least squares technique.
Findings
Results showed that halal market demand, government support, expected business benefits, and integrity positively affect HOS.
Practical implications
The findings of the study will help policy makers and managers of halal food firms to understand external and internal drivers of HOS, which may lead to successfully motivating the implementation of HOS in halal food firms.
Originality/value
Although HOS plays a key role in protecting the halal status of any given product, this topic is rarely explored. This study thus contributes to the advancement of knowledge on factors that motivate the halal food firms to practice HOS.