IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION: AN EVIDENCE FROM JORDANIAN PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

A. Sharabati, Abdel-Aziz; A. Al-Salhi, Nidal; M. Bwaliez, Omar; N. Nazzal, Mahmoud

doi:10.21608/ijmsbe.2020.192825

IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION: AN EVIDENCE FROM JORDANIAN PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Business Administration Department, Faculty of Business, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan

² Business Administration Department, Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan

³ Management Sciences Department, School of Management and Logistics Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan

10.21608/ijmsbe.2020.192825

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the effect of supply chain integration (SCI) in terms of supplier integration (SI), internal integration (II),
and customer integration (CI) on sustainable development (SD) of Jordanian phosphate fertilizers manufacturing (JPFM) companies in
terms of economic responsibility (ECR), social responsibility (SOR), and environmental responsibility (ENR). The study model and
hypotheses were developed based on the literature review. The data were collected from 102 managers through a structured
questionnaire. Normality, validity, and reliability of the questionnaire items were confirmed. Then, descriptive statistical analysis, the
correlation between variables, and multiple linear regression were carried out. The results revealed that the overall SCI has a positive
and significant effect on the overall SD. The results also provided evidence that SI, II, and CI have a positive and significant effect in enhancing SD. However, II is superior to external integration (SI and CI) in enhancing SD. This study promotes the idea of implementing SCI in JPFM companies in order to enhance their SD. It also recommends these companies rethink their efforts toward economic, social, and environmental responsibilities. This study is one of the first studies that create awareness about adopting SD by Jordanian companies, especially that SD still does not have the highest priority in Jordan. In addition, it is the first study in Jordan that is conducted in the phosphate fertilizers manufacturing sector.

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