Evaluating the barriers of green procurement and its implementation in the logistics sector for Small And Medium Enterprises
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2026-05-05
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Uganda Christian University
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This study aimed to explore what stops green procurement from taking root in Uganda’s small logistics firms, guided by the Resource-Based View. Even as sustainability gains attention worldwide, progress in Uganda stalls due to hurdles inside and outside businesses. Three goals shaped the work: understanding how tight finances hold back change, seeing whether lack of know-how slows things down, also checking if company values and leadership support make a difference. Numbers drove the method here. Information came from fixed-format surveys given to logistics SMEs based in Kampala and surrounding towns. Though designed for 226 participants, results came from just 61 usable answers. Analysis leaned on averages, correlations, then layered predictions. What stood out most? Understanding matters - deeply linked to going green (Beta = 0.72). Seeing its value also tied closely to actual use (r=0.777). On the flip, workplace roadblocks pulled hard against change - rules missing, pushback present. Resistance inside companies slows everything down. Surprisingly, when awareness and a group's ability to act were factored in, money issues stopped predicting poor outcomes. It turns out limited expertise - not just price - is what really holds things back.
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Undergraduate