Interorganizational Determinants of Environmental Purchasing: Initial Evidence from the Consumer Products Industries*
研究了哪些跨组织因素推动或限制采购部门参与环保活动，发现与供应商及下游零售商加强协调能促进环境采购，同时企业内部采购与营销、分销部门的协调也很关键。
ABSTRACT Environmental purchasing consists of the purchasing function's involvement in activities that include reduction, recycling, reuse, and substitution of materials. Despite the potentially important role that the purchasing function can play in a firm's environmental activities, little research has been performed to date that examines the factors that impact environmental purchasing. The authors develop and empirically test a theoretical model that examines how interorganizational factors both drive and constrain purchasing's involvement in environmental activities. The empirical findings suggest that environmental purchasing activities will be facilitated through increased coordination with suppliers as well as downstream members of the supply chain, including retailers. The results also suggest the need for increased coordination within the firm, particularly between the purchasing function on the inbound side and marketing and distribution functions on the outbound side.