An Institutional Theory perspective on sustainable practices across the dairy supply chain

Glover, Jane; Champion, Donna; Daniels, Kevin; Dainty, Andrew R.J.

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.12.027

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“…This is in contrast to prior research which has focused on empirical evidence for homogeneity/isomorphism, as demonstrated by Glover et al (2014) who concluded that financial logic was dominant at every tier. This may be due to the inclusion of public and private sector organisations in this study, whilst Glover et al (2014) looked at a purely commercial supply chain. Also in terms of consumers, this study has shown how a special type of supply chain consumer (i.e., students) contributes to the multiplicity of institutional logics and how different logics can exist within the consumers' tier as well.…”

Section: Empirical Evidence Related To Institutional Complexitycontrasting

confidence: 82%

“…Within the context of SSCM, Heiskanen (2002) has studied the life cycle approach (LCA) as an emerging institutional logic that influences the way environmental problems, and responsibility for them, are conceptualized using data from wholesale-retail purchasers. On a supply chain level, Glover et al (2014) studied institutional logic across the dairy supply chain exploring different stakeholder views including producers, primary producer suppliers, transporters, processors, retailers, and consumers of dairy products. They found that financial logic (reducing cost and maximising profit) is dominant throughout this commercial supply chain which suggests difficulties and challenges in complementing this logic with sustainability practices.…”

Section: Institutional Logics and Heterogeneitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A key exception is the work by Glover et al (2014), who provide evidence for institutional isomorphism and the presence of homogeneity in the form of a dominant financial logic in multiple supply chain tiers.…”

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Institutional complexity and sustainable supply chain management practices

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Structured AbstractPurpose: To empirically investigate the impact of: institutional pressures; institutional logics; and institutional complexity; on Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) practices across mixed public and private sector supply chains.Design/methodology/approach: Multi-case study data was collected from three tiers of food and catering supply chains: the customer/consumer tier; focal public sector UK Universities; and private sector suppliers / contractors. Findings:The findings indicate that: normative and mimetic pressures are more prevalent in focal Universities, compared to suppliers; there is typically no single dominant logic across these supply chains; and the multiplicity of institutional logics (e.g., sustainability logic versus financial logic) increases institutional complexity. Therefore, in the atypical case of homogeneity in terms of institutional pressures and logics, e.g. with a dominant sustainability logic throughout the supply chain, radical change in SSCM practices is facilitated. In contrast, in the more typical case when there is heterogeneity, with competing logics at different supply chain tiers, this limits SSCM to more incremental changes in practices. Research limitations/implications:This study is limited to three tiers of the food and catering supply chains of UK Universities. Practical implications:To aid in the successful implementation of SSCM, this study suggests a need for managers to develop an initial understanding of the prevailing institutional logics and pressures at different tiers of the supply chain. Social implications:A number of the SSCM practices studied address social sustainability. Originality/value:No previous studies have empirically investigated the impact of institutional complexity in the context of SSCM practices across supply chains, involving both mixed public and private sector organisations.

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Section: Empirical Evidence Related To Institutional Complexitycontrasting

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Section: Institutional Logics and Heterogeneitymentioning

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“…Their studies are related to organisational ecology [11], innovation [53], supply chain management [12,54], and social entrepreneurship [9]. Several PBS have been done on sustainability, especially on the transition to sustainability, which is an emerging area of research [3,55,56]; there are also those that examine sustainability within the field of strategy studies [2,38].…”

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Sustainability as Practice: Reflections on the Creation of an Institutional Logic

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Figueiredo

2017

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Abstract:Debates over social and organisational sustainability are constant because sustainability must stem from beliefs and goals that social and economic actors share. However, there is still a gap in the knowledge about how sustainability is practiced. In this theoretical paper, we use institutional logic (IL) to assume that the logic of sustainability can contribute to sustainability studies by explaining how practices are socially constructed and shared among actors. We consider sustainability as a practice by articulating IL through an understanding of practice-based studies (PBS). Sustainability as a practice facilitates the emergence of new organisational values and contributes to changes that support a new institutional logic. Hence, we define the institutional logic of sustainability (ILS) as a theoretical approach enabling comprehension of how sustainability can be observed and practiced through socially constructed actions and intentions. We highlight its relevance to deep sustainability studies and argue that by using different roles and meanings surrounding its performance, sustainability as a practice can facilitate studies about organisations.

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“…However, distribution systems based solely on this singular dimension have over time begun to become obsolete as it does not consider the environmental impact of the system and increasing governmental regulations. The dairy industry is one such sector which is highly regulated and has been subjected to continued introduction of new environmental legislation in the last few years from both European and international directives (Glover et al 2014). Hence, an effective blueprint for an economically competitive modern food market distribution systems calls for the inclusion of a methodology which can collectively deliver reduced environmental impact, lower operating costs and optimised traversed paths.…”

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A case analysis of a sustainable food supply chain distribution system—A multi-objective approach

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Bhattacharya

Byrne

2014

International Journal of Production Economics

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Abstract:Sustainable supply chain management is a topical area which is continuing to grow and evolve. Within supply chains, downstream distribution from producers to customers plays a significant role in the environmental performance of production supply chains. With consumer consciousness growing in the area of sustainable food supply, food distribution needs to embrace and adapt to improve its environmental performance, while still remaining economically competitive. With a particular focus on the dairy industry, a robust solution approach is presented for the design of a capacitated distribution network for a two-layer supply chain involved in the distribution of milk in Ireland. In particular the green multiobjective optimisation model minimises CO2 emissions from transportation and total costs in the distribution chain. These distribution channels are analysed to ensure the non-dominated solutions are distributed along the Pareto fronts. A multi-attribute decision-making approach, TOPSIS, has been used to rank the realistic feasible transportation routes resulting from the trade-offs between total costs and CO 2 emissions. The refined realistic solution space allows the decision-makers to geographically locate the sustainable transportation routes. In addition to geographical mapping the decision maker is also presented with a number of alternative analysed scenarios which forcibly open closed distribution routes to build resiliency into the solution approach. In terms of model performance, three separate GA based optimisers have been evaluated and reported upon. In the case presented NSGA-II was found to outperform its counterparts of MOGA-II and HYBRID.

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An Institutional Theory perspective on sustainable practices across the dairy supply chain

Cited by 376 publications

References 71 publications

Institutional complexity and sustainable supply chain management practices

Institutional complexity and sustainable supply chain management practices

Sustainability as Practice: Reflections on the Creation of an Institutional Logic

A case analysis of a sustainable food supply chain distribution system—A multi-objective approach

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