Investigating the Impact of Sustainable Development Supply Chain on Economic Performance: An Empirical Study of Sultanate of Oman

Abstract

Abstract---This study aims to investigating the impact of sustainable development supply chain on economic performance of Sultanate of Oman. This study used nine sectors in the market classified at three elements of sustainable development supply chain consists of social , economic and environmental, each element measured by three variables as independent variables to show the impact on economic performance measured by GDP and FDI on nine governorates of Sultanate of Oman over the period 2005 -2013. 

The statistical descriptive results show Al-Batinah,Dhofar and Muscat governorates have first rank in social element variables. In economic and environmental elements variables Al-Batinah and Muscat governorates have first rank. But Al Wusta governorate has the last rank in all three elements of sustainable development supply chain. The regression analysis results show that social sustainable development supply chain variables are more significant in GDP than FDI variables, but in economic sustainable development supply chain variables are only significant in FDI variable .Finally, in environmental sustainable development supply chain variables is more significant in FDI than GDP variables at 1%, 5% and 10% significant level. Multiple regression analysis tests found there is as significant impact only in environmental sustainable development supply chain variables on FDI variable. The researchers recommend the need to limit domestic spending and enhance the contribution of small and medium-sized firms in the development and strengthening local value added.