Firms' activities to govern their supply chains are defined as supply chain management practices. This research explores a model that describes the association between organizational performance and supply chain management practices. Based on existing research, a theoretical framework for the investigation was established. A standardized questionnaire was developed to gather data for the research, which was completed by 396 supply chain professionals from Saudi Arabian food companies. Partial least square (PLS)–structured equation modeling was used to examine the model and hypotheses. Four independent variables were chosen to scrutinize the impact of supply chain management strategies on organizational performance: customer relationship, strategic supplier partnership, level of information sharing, and postponement. According to the research, customer relationships, strategic supplier partnerships, and information sharing all have a major impact on organizational performance. On the other hand, the postponement has no significant impact on organizational performance.

This study aims to examine the impact of risks from information in the supply chain on the financial performance of enterprises, with the case study in Vietnam, using quantitative research methods, through SEM linear structure model analysis. With 412 samples who are managers of different ranks at enterprises, the study results show that risks from information in the supply chain not only have a direct, reverse impact but also have an indirect impact on financial performance depending on the level of interdependence of businesses. In addition, opportunistic behavior and the degree of interdependence have also been shown to have a reverse impact on the level of cooperation of enterprises. The findings of this study show a contribution both theoretically and practically, demonstrating the inherent negative risks of information in the supply chain to the financial performance of the enterprise. Research has shown the intermediate role of the degree of interdependence in the relationship between the above two factors. Based on the research results, the authors propose several recommendations to improve the financial performance of enterprises.

The objective of the current study is to examine the role of Industry 4.0 in supply chain sustainability (SCS). To examine the effect of Industry 4.0 on SCS, the big data technology is considered. As the supply chain process requires a significant data handling system among the companies, however, companies are lacking in this area. Therefore, the relationship between data storage, data transformation, data utilization, order management and SCS were examined. Data was collected from the rubber industry. For the purpose of data collection, questionnaires were used, and data were collected from the rubber companies of Indonesia. Results of this study shows that Industry 4.0 has a vital role in SCS. Implementation of Industry 4.0 among the rubber companies shows a positive effect on SCS. Particularly, the applications of big data technology have a vital role in order management and SCS. Big data technology has a significant positive effect on SCS. Big data technology has a positive role to promote order management which further influences positively on SCS.

The aim linked with the present article is to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibilities and board diversity on the earning management of the Jordanian listed firms. The top twelve trading listed firms have been selected from the Jordan stock exchange and data has been extracted from 2011 to 2020. The robust standard error along with the generalized method of moment (GMM) has been used for the analysis purpose. The results indicated that corporate social responsibilities and board diversity have a positive association with earning management of the Jordanian firm. These findings are suitable for the regulators while formulating policies on the corporate social responsibilities and earning management of the firm. These findings have guided the policymakers that they should enhance their focus on the corporate social responsibilities that enhance the earning management of the company. This study is also helpful for the new researcher while investigating this area in the future.

This study came with the aim of identifying the impact of the green supply chain on sustainability. This research targeted managers at the senior and middle levels of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Jordan, as they were formulating the company's strategies and determining its policies. A purposive sample consisting of 258 managers was selected. To gather the data needed for the analysis, a self-report questionnaire was used formulated electronically through Google Forms. AMOS software was used to examine the research hypotheses. The study concluded that there was an impact of the green supply chain with its dimensions (Eco-Design, Green Distribution, Green Purchasing, Green Manufacturing, and Green Reverse Logistics) on sustainability. Based on this result, the researcher recommends pharmaceutical companies in Jordan to take green initiatives and the trends towards implementing a green supply chain approach that reduces the consumption of non-renewable resources and waste, and to establish special laws and regulations in the company that oblige employees to apply the green approach in their practices within the work.

The aim of this study is to identify the effect of supply chain resilience as measured by supply chain flexibility, supply chain collaboration, and supply chain agility on supply chain performance. A sample consisting of employees from chemical industrial companies in Jordan was selected to collect data using an electronic questionnaire. Analyzing data via SmartPLS 3.0, the results showed that supply chain collaboration and supply chain agility as key dimensions of supply chain resilience had significant effects on supply chain performance, while supply chain flexibility exerted insignificant effect on supply chain performance. Therefore, managers are recommended to improve their firms’ abilities to carry out effective work with partners and to enhance firms’ abilities to respond quickly to unpredictable changes. Scholars are also requested to conduct further studies such as investigating the effect of supply chain redundancy on supply chain performance.

Supply chain management has attracted business interest in recent years. This interest is also driven by the development and spread of e-commerce technology. Because e-commerce is a relatively new phenomenon in business, little research has been done on its impact on supply chain relationships. E-commerce allows supply chain management to make collective decisions considering the interests of relationships with diverse and often competitive trading partners. The e-commerce environment is difficult to predict due to the vast availability of information and changing market dynamics. Management can deal with uncertainty more effectively when focusing on administrative partnerships as part of their corporate strategy. This quantitative and qualitative study with e-commerce businesspeople aims to: 1) highlight the strategic and tactical importance of supply chain assessment in e-commerce; and 2) describe future research opportunities in this new multidisciplinary approach.

Digitization and the internet are new phenomena which have greatly changed the way in which modern-day businesses are run. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is one such system developed as a result of digitization in order to improve firm supply chain efficiency. This study investigated the relationship between digital and sustainable supply chain (in this case the ERP system) and firm competences of supply chain management. 33 respondents from e-commerce firms volunteered to take part in the data collection process of the study, with a majority of them being information technology (IT) managers. The hypothesized relationships were analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings of the study depict that all the hypothesized relationships were significant (p<.001) at the 1 % level of significance, implying that there exists a positive effect of the ERP systems on firm performance.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of ship worthiness and seafarers' skills on improving ship operational performance through minimum service standards. Some early indications found in the field, such as the low performance of ship maintenance by procedures, and the obstacles in implementing the ship maintenance plan due to the inefficiency of the ship's operating schedule. This study uses Path Analysis with Path Coefficients Sub Structure 1 and Sub Structure 2. The test method used for the direct effect is the regression method while the indirect effect is the Sobel test. The number of samples is 80 respondents from national shipping companies, from various types of ships, namely, crew boats, patrol boats, utility boats, supply vessels, and anchor handling towing supply. The results of the study indicate that there is a positive and significant effect of seaworthiness and seafarers' skills on increasing ship operational performance, directly or indirectly through minimum service standards. The minimum service standard variable can mediate the indirect effect of the seafarers' skill and ship worthiness variables on the operational performance of the ship. To meet the growing customer satisfaction as the consequences of tight competition, it is necessary to improve the quality of the fleet where durability, cleanliness of the fleet, and safety facilities in the fleet are expected to provide a high guarantee for safety.

FinTech has become a popular term which describes novel technologies adopted by the financial service institutions. This term covers a large scope of techniques, from data security to financial service deliveries. An accurate and up-to-date awareness of FinTech has an urgent demand for both academics and professionals. The goal of the study is to assess the impact of dynamic employee capabilities on fintech applications, employees’ innovation work behavior, thereby creating employee performance and supply chain finance performance for financial institutions in Vietnam. The data was collected through 189 mid-level managers of 189 financial institutions in Vietnam. The results of analysis using SPSS and Smart PLS software show that dynamic employee capabilities had a positive impact on fintech application, employees’ innovative work behavior and improve employee performance while improving supply chain finance performance of financial institutions in Vietnam.