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Supplier development for sustainability: contextual barriers in global supply chains

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EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2015-0300

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Supplier development; Sustainable supply chain management; Global supply chain; Barrier; Conceptions of sustainability; Dyadic case study; Goal-setting theory

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  1. Chris Voss Best Paper Award at the 22nd European Operations Management Association Conference

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore contextual barriers to supplier development for sustainability (SDS) in global supply chains and managerial remedies to mitigate such barriers. Design/methodology/approach - A dyadic case study design was adopted with a Western European buyer and six of its Chinese suppliers. The database consists of 41 interviews and 81 documents. Findings - Contextual barriers to SDS in global supply chains derive from complexities in the sustainability concept, socio-economic differences, spatial and linguistic distance, as well as cultural differences between buyers and suppliers. Partial remedies include effective joint communications, an open organizational culture, and the fostering of cross-contextual understanding. Research limitations/implications - The findings contribute to theory development at the intersection of sustainable and global supply chain management research. They help to explain why scarce sustainability-related progress in global supply chains has occurred in recent years. Practical implications - The identified barriers facilitate managerial decision making that will expedite SDS progress in global contexts. Social implications - By diffusing knowledge regarding available remedies, the study contributes to improving SDS effectiveness, thereby fostering sustainability capabilities and performance of suppliers. Originality/value - This research highlights the criticality of contextual barriers to SDS. The barrier effects that stem from differing real-world conceptions of sustainability may inform future sustainable supply chain management research within and beyond SDS.

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