IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v17y2025i16p7266-d1722444.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The Boundary Conditions of Information Sharing and Sustainability: The Mediating Role of Supply Chain Resilience

Author

Listed:
  • Nataliia Letunovska

    (Department of Marketing, Sumy State University, 40007 Sumy, Ukraine)

  • Matilda Maaboah Owusu-Mensah

    (Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi P.O. Box 854, Ghana)

  • Desmond Osei Bonsu

    (Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, Ghana)

  • Felix Amoako Offei

    (Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi P.O. Box 854, Ghana
    Academic and Research Institute of Business, Economics and Management, Sumy State University, 40007 Sumy, Ukraine)

Abstract

Sustainability is a goal for modern organizations since every organization aims to be in operation for the number of years needed to achieve profitability and even diversify for continuous survival. To achieve sustainability, firms need to understand and adopt the triple bottom line of sustainability, which is the economy, the environment, and society. This research draws on information processing theory and uses complementary insights from stakeholder theory to examine the significance of information sharing in organizational operations towards the holistic achievement of organizational goals. Primary data was obtained from 236 companies out of 255 surveyed from four (4) regions in Ghana operating in five (5) industries, which were mining, extraction, manufacturing, distribution, and service provision. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 25) and Mplus version 7.4 were used to conduct the analysis. The results revealed that information sharing is positively related to sustainability. Additionally, resilience partially positively mediates the relationship between information sharing and sustainability. However, the use of technological tools did not strengthen the positive relationship between information sharing and supply chain resilience. Similarly, entrepreneurial orientation did not moderate the positive relationship between supply chain resilience and sustainability. This study emphasizes the important role of supply chain resilience in explaining how sustainability can be achieved through the timely sharing of information. Furthermore, constant efforts by organizations to train employees to embrace the use of technological tools to enhance sustainability are highly recommended. It was concluded that managers can implement a range of policies for insightful actions geared towards collaboration and improved environmental/social/economic performance across supply chains.

Suggested Citation

  • Nataliia Letunovska & Matilda Maaboah Owusu-Mensah & Desmond Osei Bonsu & Felix Amoako Offei, 2025. "The Boundary Conditions of Information Sharing and Sustainability: The Mediating Role of Supply Chain Resilience," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-29, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:16:p:7266-:d:1722444
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/16/7266/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/16/7266/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Andreas Rauch & Johan Wiklund & G.T. Lumpkin & Michael Frese, 2009. "Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance: An Assessment of past Research and Suggestions for the Future," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 33(3), pages 761-787, May.
    2. Yasanur Kayikci & Yigit Kazancoglu & Nazlican Gozacan‐Chase & Cisem Lafci, 2022. "Analyzing the drivers of smart sustainable circular supply chain for sustainable development goals through stakeholder theory," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(7), pages 3335-3353, November.
    3. Jeffrey G. Covin & William J. Wales, 2012. "The Measurement of Entrepreneurial Orientation," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 36(4), pages 677-702, July.
    4. Emma Brandon-Jones & Brian Squire & Chad W. Autry & Kenneth J. Petersen, 2014. "A Contingent Resource-Based Perspective of Supply Chain Resilience and Robustness," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 50(3), pages 55-73, July.
    5. Antonio Zavala-Alcívar & María-José Verdecho & Juan-José Alfaro-Saiz, 2020. "A Conceptual Framework to Manage Resilience and Increase Sustainability in the Supply Chain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-38, August.
    6. Muhammad Amad Saeed & Wolfgang Kersten, 2019. "Drivers of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Identification and Classification," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-23, February.
    7. Cecilia Bratt & Robert Sroufe & Göran Broman, 2021. "Implementing Strategic Sustainable Supply Chain Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-21, July.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Sami Mohammed Alhaderi, 2025. "The Interaction of Diversification Strategies, Resilience, and Digital Capabilities in Driving Supply Chain Sustainability in Saudi Arabia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-21, September.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Manrique Hernández-Ramírez & Ronald Mora-Esquivel & Juan Carlos Leiva, 2022. "Orientación emprendedora y desempeno innovador en mipymes. El rol moderador de la orientación estratégica," Estudios Gerenciales, Universidad Icesi, vol. 38(162), pages 95-108.
    2. Jonas Hammerschmidt & Fabian Eggers & Sascha Kraus & Paul Jones & Matthias Filser, 2020. "Entrepreneurial orientation in sports entrepreneurship - a mixed methods analysis of professional soccer clubs in the German-speaking countries," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 839-857, September.
    3. Michael Sheppard, 2020. "The relationship between discretionary slack and growth in small firms," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 195-219, March.
    4. Jonas Hammerschmidt & Fabian Eggers & Sascha Kraus & Paul Jones & Matthias Filser, 0. "Entrepreneurial orientation in sports entrepreneurship - a mixed methods analysis of professional soccer clubs in the German-speaking countries," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-19.
    5. Felipe Hernández-Perlines & Manuel Alejandro Ibarra Cisneros, 2018. "The Role of Environment in Sustainable Entrepreneurial Orientation. The Case of Family Firms," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-16, June.
    6. Homa Pirhadi & Alireza Feyzbakhsh, 2021. "Corporate entrepreneurship, its antecedents, process, and consequences: A systematic review and suggestion for future research," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 196-222, June.
    7. Arz, Christopher, 2019. "Bridging the micro-macro gap: A multi-layer culture framework for understanding entrepreneurial orientation in family firms," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 10(3), pages 1-1.
    8. Santos, Gina & Marques, Carla Susana & Ferreira, João J.M., 2020. "Passion and perseverance as two new dimensions of an Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation scale," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 190-199.
    9. Jeffrey E. Stambaugh & John Martinez & G. T. Lumpkin & Niyati Kataria, 0. "How well do EO measures and entrepreneurial behavior match?," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-21.
    10. Huang, Shuangfa & Huang, Qihai & Soetanto, Danny, 2023. "Entrepreneurial orientation dimensions and the performance of high-tech and low-tech firms: A configurational approach," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 41(3), pages 375-384.
    11. Shan, Peng & Song, Michael & Ju, Xiaofeng, 2016. "Entrepreneurial orientation and performance: Is innovation speed a missing link?," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(2), pages 683-690.
    12. Hunt, Richard A., 2021. "Entrepreneurial orientation and the fate of corporate acquisitions," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 241-255.
    13. Yan Ling & María Concepción López-Fernández & Ana María Serrano-Bedia & Franz W. Kellermanns, 2020. "Organizational culture and entrepreneurial orientation: examination through a new conceptualization lens," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 16(2), pages 709-737, June.
    14. Mukesh Kumar & Rakesh D. Raut & Mahak Sharma & Vikas Kumar Choubey & Sanjoy Kumar Paul, 2022. "Enablers for resilience and pandemic preparedness in food supply chain," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 1198-1223, December.
    15. James J. Chrisman & Hanqing C. Fang & Lloyd Steier, 2023. "Positioning, Articulating, and Crafting Conceptual Articles on Entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 47(2), pages 211-231, March.
    16. Eggers, Fabian & Niemand, Thomas & Filser, Matthias & Kraus, Sascha & Berchtold, Jennifer, 2020. "To network or not to network – Is that really the question? The impact of networking intensity and strategic orientations on innovation success," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    17. Li Chen & Shaoming Zou & Hui Xu & Yiwen Chen, 2020. "Entrepreneurial Orientation in Multinational Corporations: Antecedents and Effects," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 60(1), pages 123-148, February.
    18. Patrick Kreiser & Louis Marino & Donald Kuratko & K. Weaver, 2013. "Disaggregating entrepreneurial orientation: the non-linear impact of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking on SME performance," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 40(2), pages 273-291, February.
    19. Jeewhan Yoon & George T Solomon, 2017. "A curvilinear relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance: The moderating role of employees’ psychological safety," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 13(4), pages 1139-1156, December.
    20. Jeffrey G. Covin & William J. Wales, 2019. "Crafting High-Impact Entrepreneurial Orientation Research: Some Suggested Guidelines," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 43(1), pages 3-18, January.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:16:p:7266-:d:1722444. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.