Investigating the relationship between top management commitment, supply chain collaboration, and sustainable firm performance in the agro-processing supply chain

This study aims to assess the relationships between top management commitment (TMC), supply chain collaboration (SCC), and sustainable firm performance (SFP) regarding agro-processing supply chains in Bangladesh. SFP includes environmental performance (EP), economic performance (Ec.P), and social performance (SP). We collected data from 211 managers and executives of agro-processing enterprises through a questionnaire survey under the random sampling method. We used the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach to analyze data. The results display that TMC and SCC positively influence EP and SP. EP and SP are positively related to Ec.P. Besides, SCC mediates the two relationships: TMC and EP; and TMC and SP. This research contributes to operations and supply chain management literature by showing the relationship between TMC, SCC, and SFP. This study extended the acknowledgement of two operations and supply chain management areas, such as TMC and SCC, and their interaction for SFP. This study highlights how TMC and SCC individually and jointly positively influence SFP. The mediating role of SCC also reveals the indirect impact of TMC in enhancing SFP. Besides, this study offers managerial implications for corporate success through SFP by unveiling the importance of connecting TMC and SCC.