The Moderating Effect of Collaborative Capability on Green Procurement Drivers and Supply Chain Performance of Food and Beverages Manufacturing Companies in South-South, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the moderating effect of collaborative capability on green procurement drivers and supply chain performance of the food and beverages manufacturing companies in south-south Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional survey research design. The population of this study was seven six (76) food and beverages manufacturing companies in south-south Nigeria. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. Hence, we study the entire accessible population (census) of the seven six (76) food and beverage manufacturing companies. However, the researchers selected one (1) respondents from each of these companies’ which are Procurement managers to whom copies of questionnaire was administered. Thus, the total numbers of respondents were (76). However, 12 copies of questionnaire were return but unusable hence sixty-four (64) copies were used for data analysis. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Statistics. Findings revealed that collaborative capability significantly moderate the relationship between green procurement drivers and supply chain Performance of food and beverages manufacturing companies in south - south, Nigeria. Hence, the study concludes that, collaborative capability plays a significant role in enhancing the relationship between green procurement drivers and supply chain performance. The study recommends that, Food and beverages manufacturing companies should establish supplier collaboration programs to encourage open communication, knowledge sharing, and green innovation across the supply chain.