The Moderating Effect of Green Intellectual Capital and its Dimensions on the Relationship Between Cleaner Production Strategy and Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: A Neural Network Analysis

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Keywords:

Cleaner Production Strategy, Supply Chain Management Practices, Green Intellectual Capital, Moderation effect, Neural Network

Abstract

The study aims to explore the moderating effect of the green intellectual capital and its dimensions (human, structural and relational, or social intellectual capital) on the relationship between the cleaner production strategy and the sustainable supply chain management practices using neural network analysis. Data were collected from 275 workers employed by the major Iraqi sugar and oil production company. Findings support the moderating effect of the green intellectual capital and its dimensions, with relational, or social capital exhibiting the strongest effect on the relationship between the cleaner production strategy and the sustainable supply chain management practices. This suggests that developing social capital, alongside the other two dimensions of the green intellectual capital, may contribute to the effective implementation of the cleaner production strategies conductive to the sustainable supply chain management practices.

Author Biography

Ali Abdulhassan Abbas, University of Kerbala/ College of Administration and Economics/ Department of Accounting. Iraq

I got my Master's degree from the College of Administration and Economics, University of Karbala in the field of Production and Operations Management in 2005, and I got my PhD from the College of Administration and Economics, University of Karbala in the field of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management in 2014. I currently work at the University of Karbala, College of Administration and Economics in the Department of Accounting. I have taught many subjects in my specific field of specialization, as well as in other fields. I have translated 6 books in business administration into Arabic. I have many research papers published in local and international journals.

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Published

2024-12-07

How to Cite

صادق كامل عبيد الحميري, ايرينا بتروفسكايا, محمود فهد عبد علي, & علي عبد الحسن عباس. (2024). The Moderating Effect of Green Intellectual Capital and its Dimensions on the Relationship Between Cleaner Production Strategy and Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices: A Neural Network Analysis. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 20(82), 146–174. Retrieved from https://journals.uokerbala.edu.iq/index.php/ijas/article/view/2769