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Sustainable Supply Chains: Governance Mechanisms to Greening Suppliers

verfasst von: Cristina Gimenez, Vicenta Sierra

Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics | Ausgabe 1/2013

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One of the key challenges for firms is to manage sustainability along the supply chain. To extend sustainability to suppliers, organizations have developed different governance mechanisms. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of two different mechanisms (i.e., supplier assessment and collaboration with suppliers) to improve one dimension of sustainability: environmental performance. Structural Equation Modeling and cluster analysis were used to analyze the relationships between supplier assessment, collaboration with suppliers, and environmental performance. The results suggest that (1) both mechanisms, supplier assessment and collaboration with suppliers, have a positive and synergistic effect on environmental performance, and (2) assessment acts as an enabler of collaboration. Finally, the paper also contributes to the literature by providing a framework of sustainability governance mechanisms.

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Titel: Sustainable Supply Chains: Governance Mechanisms to Greening Suppliers
verfasst von: Cristina Gimenez
Vicenta Sierra
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2013
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1458-4

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