Embedding CSR Values: The Global Footwear Industry’s Evolving Governance Structure

Abstract

corporate social responsibility, global value chains, Nike, athletic footwear industry, governance,

Ethical Sourcing: An Analysis of the Literature and Implications for Future Research

“…In particular, it can provide a buyer with capabilities that a competitor would be unable to copy quickly Reuter et al 2010), while preventing their brand image tarnished by suppliers' misconduct (Awaysheh and Klassen 2010;Klassen and Vereecke 2012). However, such monitoring does not lead to greater supplier compliance (Boyd et al 2007;Baden et al 2009;Lim and Phillips 2008;Jiang 2009). Monitoring has been seen as a beneficial tool for inducing improvement in supplier management; yet, most researchers seem to agree that its arms-length approach cannot fully control supplier compliance.…”

Collaborative Approach for Sustainable Auditing of Global Supply Chains

“…Even third-party monitoring has proven an incomplete solution (Lim, Phillips 2008). This article proposes an alternative in the supply chain's governance, from an arms-length market model to a collaborative partnership between buyers, often will be necessary to implement CSR.…”

What is a Responsible Supply Chain?

“…However, in spite of the company initially claiming that it could not be expected to influence the CSR practices of its suppliers, it later was forced to act, leading to the establishment of internal values, strategies, and code of conduct with suppliers to ensure responsibility. The case of Nike exemplifies the ongoing challenges facing MNEs that are increasingly globalizing their supply chains to meet the changing competition as well as to enter growing emerging markets (Lim & Phillips, 2008).The responsible supply chain can be approached from two sets of literature -the CSR and the SCM literature. The CSR literature deals with a variety of responsibility issues and can be divided into three streams.…”

“…Some studies address the relationship between corporate values and the performance of the supply chain. According to Lim & Phillips (2008) and Ni et al (2010), one of the challenges of developing an ethical supply chain is related to the distribution of benefits among the members of the chain. Hsueh & Chang (2008) When summing up the studies focusing on values one can identify the connection between values and supply chain activities (e.g.…”

“…The literature review gives some leads. Individual company characteristics will determine the nature of supply chain management practices (Pedersen, 2009; Ciliberti et al, 2008a) the nature of CSR demands, responsibility and associated reputational risk (Palazzo and Richter, 2005; Roberts, 2003); and the power and influence of the company in the supply chain (Lim & Phillips, 2008; Amaeshi et al, 2007). Thus, the position along the "pattern of responsibility" depends on the size of company and the overall risk of sanctions when violating CSR standards in society.…”