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Bálint, M., Vilas-Boas da Silva, J. M. & Möhring, M. M. (2025). Green innovations in third-party logistics: Managerial reasons, external stakeholder influences and contingencies in the natural-business environment. Cogent Business and Management. 12 (1)
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M. Balint et al.,  "Green innovations in third-party logistics: Managerial reasons, external stakeholder influences and contingencies in the natural-business environment", in Cogent Business and Management, vol. 12, no. 1, 2025
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@article{balint2025_1764935043217,
	author = "Bálint, M. and Vilas-Boas da Silva, J. M. and Möhring, M. M.",
	title = "Green innovations in third-party logistics: Managerial reasons, external stakeholder influences and contingencies in the natural-business environment",
	journal = "Cogent Business and Management",
	year = "2025",
	volume = "12",
	number = "1",
	doi = "10.1080/23311975.2025.2460613",
	url = "https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/oabm20"
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Green innovations in third-party logistics: Managerial reasons, external stakeholder influences and contingencies in the natural-business environment
T2  - Cogent Business and Management
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
AU  - Bálint, M.
AU  - Vilas-Boas da Silva, J. M.
AU  - Möhring, M. M.
PY  - 2025
SN  - 2331-1975
DO  - 10.1080/23311975.2025.2460613
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/oabm20
AB  - Increasing ecological consciousness makes adopting green innovations a strategic concern for third-party logistics providers (3PLs). This article addresses gaps in understanding how 3PLs can strategically leverage green innovations and the business environment characteristics influencing their adoption through a multiple-case study of six environmentally proactive German 3PLs using semi-structured interviews and triangulated with secondary data. Results show varied adoption levels with process innovations linked to cost savings, enhanced reputation and long-term energy independence. Large 3PLs differentiate through green services in eco-aware segments. Moreover, findings highlight the importance of managing external stakeholder relationships and reveal market-related contingencies that create uncertainty and complexity for 3PLs, such as unpredictable technological developments or shifting governmental regulations. Market munificence plays a crucial role in enabling green innovation adoption, with small-/mid-sized 3PLs facing challenges in accessing external green knowledge and personnel. This study is informed by the Natural Resource-based View (NRBV), Stakeholder Theory (ST) and Contingency Theory (CT) perspectives, developing a comprehensive framework that coherently structures the problem-situation and derives propositions for subsequent explanatory investigations. It recommends a step-by-step approach to green innovations, forming diverse partnerships and maintaining communication with shippers to overcome perceived market-related contingencies. Small-/mid-sized 3PLs should consider horizontal cooperation for unified advocacy and shared best practices.
ER  -