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Journal of Project Management

ISSN 2371-8374 (Online) - ISSN 2371-8366 (Print)
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Volume 10 Issue 3 pp. 563-574 , 2025

Investigating the influence of sustainable and smart supply chain practices on the entrepreneurial ecosystem of startup projects Pages 563-574 Right click to download the paper Download PDF

Authors: Yanamandra Ramakrishna, Haitham M. Alzoubi, Ch. Paramaiah, Logaiswari Indiran, Priyameet Kaur Keer

DOI: 10.5267/j.jpm.2025.3.006

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Smart Supply Chain Practices, Sustainability, Digital Technologies, Startup Performance

Abstract: In the era of the digital world, supply chain systems and processes have changed in an unprecedented manner. Digital technologies and AI related applications have impacted the way in which supply chains are operated compared to traditional and linear supply chains in the previous era. Supply chains in this era are able to be agile, resilient and smarter. Some of the drawbacks of linear supply chains are addressed in the modern supply chains with the application of digital technologies. The future of supply chains now lies in focusing on achieving sustainability by leveraging the advantages provided by the technologies. Sustainability has gained increased focus both in the academic discipline as well as among industry practitioners especially after the development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations. However, most of this development is limited to large scale enterprises and there is a need to improve it in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Startups. In Particular, startups require a lot of support in developing their ecosystem in the initial days of their existence. Two major practices of supply chain are found to impact the entrepreneurial ecosystem of startups. The first one is smart supply chain related practices and the second one is sustainable supply chain related practices. This article focuses on the influence of these practices on the entrepreneurial ecosystem of startups. Both these supply chain practices are found to positively influence the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. An empirical survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire as a survey instrument in 85 pharmaceutical companies in India. The director of SMEs of Telangana state government was used to qualify the startups and SMEs based on different criteria. A total of 220 responses were received from these companies. Convenient cluster sampling technique was used to select the sample size. The responses were analysed using regression and ANOVA through SPSS. It is found that the smart and sustainable supply chain practices can foster the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of startups. The outcomes of this study provide high value-addition to researchers, academicians, students, policy makers, budding entrepreneurs and startup owners and employees.

How to cite this paper
Ramakrishna, Y., Alzoubi, H., Paramaiah, C., Indiran, L & Keer, P. (2025). Investigating the influence of sustainable and smart supply chain practices on the entrepreneurial ecosystem of startup projects.Journal of Project Management, 10(3), 563-574.

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