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Abstract
The effect of institutional pressure on coffee supply chain performance in Tanzania via downstream stakeholders was analyzed in this study. The study aimed to examine the effect of: - institutional pressure on supply chain performance, downstream stakeholders on supply chain performance, and the mediating effect of downstream stakeholders on the affiliation between institutional pressure and supply chain performance. An explanatory design abetted by simple random sampling was applied in choosing 225 respondents. Data for the research was collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed by structural equation modeling. Outcomes show that; - institutional pressure had a positive and significant effect on supply chain performance. Downstream stakeholders were also found to have a positive and significant effect on supply chain performance. More results uncovered the full mediation effect of downstream stakeholders on the connection between institutional pressure and supply chain performance. The study concluded that; - the prophecy of supply chain performance can be quite uttered by institutional pressure and downstream stakeholders. The stakeholders were also evidenced to have a full mediation effect on the association between institutional pressure and supply chain performance. Thus, the study recommended that; - the only way to enhance coffee supply chain performance in Tanzania is to utilize downstream stakeholders instead of relying on institutional pressure compliance.