ANALYZING DISPOSITION DECISIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE REVERSE LOGISTICS USING TRIPLE-BOTTOM APPROACH: EVIDENCE FROM KARACHI

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the factors that impact the triple bottom line variables also known as economic, environmental and social performance among the manufacturing firms of Karachi, Pakistan. The quantitative approach was adopted along with explanatory purpose and non-experimental correlational design. The study collected a total of 256 samples from the reverse logistics supply chain of Karachi, Pakistan. This study has used a quantitative approach for data collection and the data will be collected using purposive sampling that can be analyze using PLS-SEM via Smart PLS 3.2.8. The conclusions derived from the data analysis showed that the effectiveness of disposition decisions was positively significant in affecting economic performance. The effectiveness of disposition decisions was also positively significant in affecting environmental performance. Also, the positively significant in affecting the social effectiveness of disposition decisions performance. It is recommended to the managers in the pharmaceutical firms to emphasize on effective disposition decision to enhance the economic performance of their organization including the external and internal factors of the decision making.