The role of organisational learning in the adoption of environmental logistics practices: empirical evidence from Korea

Abstract

This paper considers the potential role of organisational learning (OL) in the relationship between stakeholder pressure and the adoption of environmental logistics practices. It is believed that, as a strategic resource, OL explains how logistics firms address environmental challenges and thus attain their environmental aims. Accordingly, we employed a hierarchical moderated regression analysis using a data set of 127 Korean logistics firms. The findings suggest that high learning-oriented logistics firms are more capable of adopting specific environmental practices, which may be associated with creating sustainable competitive advantages.

Keywords:

• organisational learning
• resource-based view
• stakeholder pressure
• environmental logistics practices
• hierarchical moderated regression