4.5 Article

Offshoring motivations driven by sustainability factors

Related references

Note: Only part of the references are listed.
Article Business

Environmental sustainability practices and offshoring activities of multinational corporations across emerging and developed markets

Theophilus A. Lartey et al.

Summary: The study shows that environmental sustainability practices significantly impact the offshoring activities of multinational corporations, especially when selling goods or owning assets. The sustainability-degree of internationalization relationship is crucial for MNCs with offshoring activities in advanced economies.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW (2021)

Article Economics

Process innovation through industry 4.0 technologies, lean practices and green supply chains

Pietro De Giovanni et al.

Summary: The study shows that Lean practices facilitate supplier collaboration on environmental programs and positively impact environmental and operational performance. A process innovation strategy based on I4.0 technologies enhances the effect of Lean practices on operational performance, leading to higher economic outcomes. However, firms can achieve higher performance by either collaborating with suppliers on environmental programs or investing in I4.0 technologies, but not both simultaneously.

RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS (2021)

Article Management

Smart Supply Chains with vendor managed inventory, coordination, and environmental performance

Pietro De Giovanni

Summary: Implementing smart systems in supply chain management can improve efficiency and eliminate error terms, but the costs of implementation may pose challenges. These systems can help better meet consumer demands, but their impact on production and emissions may raise concerns about responsible digitalization.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (2021)

Article Management

Upgrading strategies for the digital economy

Timothy J. Sturgeon

Summary: This paper examines the impact of the digital economy on strategic options for managers in less-developed economies, focusing on the old and new features of the digital economy and three key business strategies that underpin its organization. It also explores strategic options for firms in less developed regions, emphasizing innovation and market positioning. Opportunities in the digital economy may be greatest in industrial applications, where physical systems and industry-specific domain knowledge are still important factors driving adaptation and customization.

GLOBAL STRATEGY JOURNAL (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Panama Papers' offshoring network behavior

David Dominguez et al.

HELIYON (2020)

Article Engineering, Industrial

Comparing offshoring and backshoring: The role of manufacturing site location factors and their impact on post-relocation performance

Malin Johansson et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS (2018)

Article Management

Offshoring and backshoring: A multiple case study analysis

Carmela Di Mauro et al.

JOURNAL OF PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (2018)

Article Business

Green Innovation, Managerial Concern and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study

Mingfeng Tang et al.

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (2018)

Article Management

The reconfiguration of service production systems in response to offshoring A practice theory perspective

Kristin Brandl et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (2017)

Article Management

Outsourcing/offshoring insights: going beyond reshoring to rightshoring

Wendy L. Tate et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT (2017)

Article Engineering, Industrial

An empirical investigation of the antecedents of partnering capability

Anatoli Colicev et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS (2016)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Steering innovations towards a green economy: Understanding government intervention

N. Droste et al.

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (2016)

Article Management

Strategic orientations, sustainable supply chain initiatives, and reverse logistics Empirical evidence from an emerging market

Chin-Chun Hsu et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (2016)

Article Engineering, Industrial

An integrated green supplier selection approach with analytic network process and improved Grey relational analysis

Seyed Hamid Hashemi et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS (2015)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Green product development and performance of Brazilian firms: measuring the role of human and technical aspects

Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour et al.

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (2015)

Article Management

Green supply chain management approaches: drivers and performance implications

Elcio M. Tachizawa et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (2015)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Drivers of green and non-green innovation: empirical evidence in Low-Tech SMEs

Maria C. Cuerva et al.

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (2014)

Article Environmental Sciences

Is environmental management an economically sustainable business?

Antje Gotschol et al.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (2014)

Article Management

The benefits of the emissions trading mechanism for Italian firms: a multi-group analysis

Pietro De Giovanni et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT (2014)

Article Business

Global competitive conditions driving the manufacturing location decision

Wendy L. Tate et al.

BUSINESS HORIZONS (2014)

Article Management

Effects of supply chain position on the motivation and practices of firms going green

Sonia M. Lo

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (2014)

Article Management

FRAMING OFFSHORING: ANTECEDENTS, PROCESSES, AND OUTCOMES

Fabrizia Fontana et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (2013)

Review Management

A Systematic Review of Literature on Offshoring of Value Chain Activities

Bjoern Schmeisser

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT (2013)

Article Management

Offshoring and Reshoring: An Update on the Manufacturing Location Decision

Lisa M. Ellram et al.

JOURNAL OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (2013)

Article Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

Sustainable supplier selection: A ranking model based on fuzzy inference system

Atefeh Amindoust et al.

APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING (2012)

Article Economics

The influence of greening the suppliers and green innovation on environmental performance and competitive advantage in Taiwan

Tzu-Yun Chiou et al.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW (2011)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

The potential of environmental regulation to change managerial perception, environmental management, competitiveness and financial performance

Maria D. Lopez-Gamero et al.

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (2010)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

The drivers for contractors' green innovation: an industry perspective

G. Y. Qi et al.

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (2010)

Article Economics

Offshoring and product innovation

Alireza Naghavi et al.

ECONOMIC THEORY (2009)

Article Business

Public Policy and Corporate Environmental Behaviour: a Broader View

Runa Sarkar

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (2008)

Article Business

Drivers for the participation of small and medium-sized suppliers in green supply chain initiatives

Su-Yol Lee

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL (2008)