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June 19, 2026Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing

Promoting sustainable procurement through the power of social norms

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TOTonny OgrahAMA.H.O. MensahFOFelix Ograh

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Quantitative survey investigates how social norms affect sustainable procurement in SMEs, suggesting effective intervention strategies.

Key Points

  • This study aims to understand how social norms influence sustainable procurement practices in SMEs in Ghana's sachet water industry.
  • Quantitative survey targeting procurement personnel in Ghanaian SMEs
  • Data collected from 245 respondents
  • Analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test a framework involving norm constructs
  • Personal norms (PN) were found to be the strongest predictor of behavioral intentions (β = 0.41)
  • Behavioral intentions (BIA) significantly mediated the relationship between norm constructs and effectiveness of social norm interventions (β = 0.19)
  • Injunctive norms (IN) and descriptive norms (DN) also positively contributed to BIA (β = 0.27 and β = 0.32 respectively)

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Ograh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dec865a5b0777af2e03chttps://doi.org/10.1108/jgoss-07-2025-0071
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