The task environment, resource commitment and reverse logistics performance: evidence from the Taiwanese high-tech sector

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The purpose of the study was to construct a model in order to understand the empirical effects of the task environment on reverse logistics resource commitment and resulting performance.

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This study has made key academic contributions, and it is hoped that the empirical results can be beneficial to researchers, managers, and governments.. The present work attempted to fill these research gaps, asserting that the task environment has a positive effect on resource commitment, and further that RL environmental performance has a positive effect on RL economic performance.. The potential improvements to a firm 's image and reputation resulting from the adoption of green innovations may allow firms to attract more talented workforces and strengthen the loyalty of the increasingly green-conscious customer, potentially increasing the value of a firm ’ s products ( Yu et al. 2009 ).. In the short term, environmental performance may be a source of profitability ; in the long term, it can become a competitive advantage.

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LISREL is an analysis procedure that combines path analysis with factor and multiple regression analyses (Jöreskog and Sörbom, 2001), which this study adopted (version 8.53) to analyze the structural equation model.

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Under a climate of rapid changes in technology, industry, and markets, firms have to learn to identify opportunities, detect threats, and seize trends based on their task environment.

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Regarding economic performance, effectively managed RL can deliver benefits including competitive advantage, better visibility, improved customer satisfaction, improved profitability and enhanced operational efficiency(e. g., productivity, cost) through improved space utilization, labor planning, and inventory control (Marien 1998, Rogers and Tibben-Lembke 2001, Jayaraman and Luo 2007).

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The respondents were senior level managers with an average working experience of 11.12 years of which an average of 5.41 years of experience in the reverse logistics operations.

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From a managerial perspective, as managers make the necessary efforts to implement RL programs, they can not only enhance labor productivity but also improve customer service.

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The resource-based view of the firm argues that efficient and effective resourcedeployment is the key to the development of sustainable competitive advantage (Barney, 1986).

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Firms in the Taiwanese computer, communication, and consumer electronics (3C)industry were adopted as the respondents for this study, with this industry being considered favorable for a study on RL.

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In the short term, environmental performance may be a source of profitability; in the long term, it can become a competitive advantage.

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The potential improvements to a firm's image and reputation resulting from the adoption of green innovations may allow firms to attract more talented workforces and strengthen the loyalty of the increasingly green-conscious customer, potentially increasing the value of a firm’s products (Yu et al. 2009).

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a firm’s RL activities depend on internal factors such as resource commitment (Daugherty et al. 2005), external factors such as stakeholder pressure (Álvarez-Gil et al. 2007), or a combination thereof (Carter and Ellram 1998).

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Place Table 3 about herePlace Table 4 about here ________________________________In order to assess construct reliability, each of the task environment, resourcecommitment, and RL performance constructs were checked for their Cronbach’s alpha coefficient values.

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Regarding RL specifically, the commitment of RL resources has positive impacts on theachievement of RL program goals, including environmental regulatory compliance, reduced inventory investment, improved profitability, and increased economic performance (Daugherty et al. 2001, Daugherty et al. 2002).

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High resource commitment has positive impacts on perceived economic performance, employee retention rates, and overall customer satisfaction (Isobe et al. 2000).

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Enhancement of corporate green image related to reverse logistics received the highest mean score (5.60) followed closely by Compliance with environmental regulations (5.53) and Limiting environmental impact beyond compliance (5.44).

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During times of increasingly stringent international environmental regulations and governmental legislation, such findings are of particular relevance, as environmental innovation and investment (including RL) have become imperative for firms.

The task environment, resource commitment and reverse logistics performance: evidence from the Taiwanese high-tech sector

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2. What future works have the authors mentioned in the paper "The task environment, resource commitment and reverse logistics performance: evidence from the taiwanese high-tech sector" ?

3. What is the definition of the analysis procedure?

4. What is the effect of the task environment on the economic performance of a firm?

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