The effect of early supplier engagement on social sustainability outcomes in project-based supply chains

Saunders, Lance W.; Kleiner, Brian M.; McCoy, Andrew P.; Lingard, Helen; Mills, Thomas; Blismas, Nick; Wakefield, Ron

doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2015.05.004

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“…Accordingly, the results suggested that investment in environmental management fully mediated the relationship between BDKTAs and SPIs. The findings are consistent with the results of the previous study on the integration of health and safety decisions using supplier involvement and achieving social sustainability outcomes [29]. The investment in environmental management through buyer knowledge-sharing activities paves the way towards greater SPIs.…”

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“…The investment in environmental management through buyer knowledge-sharing activities paves the way towards greater SPIs. Such findings reinforce the argument that firms' investments with external knowledge sources enhance firms absorptive capacities, which could ultimately have a reinforcing effect on improving the SPIs of the firm [29]. On the other hand, the results suggest that investment in environmental management fully mediates the impact of SPIs and partially mediated knowledge acquisition.…”

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“…Our study extended the notion of implementing supplier development programs' advanced knowledge in a particular domain [11]. These results are reasonably supported by the previous research findings discussed in [29]. We found the knowledge acquisition capability to be an important intervening variable between the BDKTAs and SPIs.…”

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“…Awan, Kraslawski and Huiskonen [28] demonstrated that export firms' capacity to improve social sustainability depends, in part, on the buyer's understanding about supplier preferences towards achieving sustainability goals. There is a positive and significant relationship between supplier involvement and social sustainability performance [29].…”

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Buyer-Driven Knowledge Transfer Activities to Enhance Organizational Sustainability of Suppliers

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Despite the significant contribution of buyer-driven knowledge transfer activities (BDKTAs) to innovation and operational performance, studies that analyze social sustainability in manufacturing (suppliers) firms are still scarce. This paper examines the mediation relationship of knowledge acquisition and investment in environmental management between BDKTAs and social performance improvements (SPIs). The paper contributes to the understanding of buyer knowledge transfer activities, with a focus on the knowledge acquisition capabilities and investments in environmental management, and the effect on SPIs. The hypotheses were examined with partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with data collected from 239 firms. Buyer knowledge transfer activities are likely to increase the willingness of suppliers to make specific environmental investments into operations in waste reduction procedures, the recycling of materials, and pollution prevention training of employees. We proposed that buyer knowledge transfer activities are necessary to survive and grow and thus there is a need to acquire knowledge resources to achieve organizational sustainability. Buyer knowledge transfer activities are necessary to make investment decisions in environmental management programs. Firms that focus on buyer knowledge transfer activities and internal investments into environmental management can attain sustainability objectives.

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“…Wu et al (2015) find that prominent international contractors give high priority to occupational health and safety in the CSR key benchmarking framework. Moreover, Saunders et al (2015) use safety as a proxy for social sustainability factors, which is consistent with the social dimension of the TBL. Consequently, it is hypothesised that:…”

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Sustainable supply chain management: Confirmation of a higher-order model

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ReuseThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) licence. This licence only allows you to download this work and share it with others as long as you credit the authors, but you can't change the article in any way or use it commercially. More information and the full terms of the licence here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. Abstract: Drawing from the research of green supply chain management and corporate social responsibility, this paper proposes a hierarchical structure of sustainable supply chain management and develops a multiitem measurement scale to reflect the specific management practices of sustainable supply chain management. In this research, sustainable supply chain management is operationalised as a third-order factor reflected by three second-order factors, namely external green supply chain management, internal green supply chain management and corporate social responsibility. Utilising a rigorous, multi-step scale development method and data from 293 Chinese manufacturers, this paper validates a 31-item measurement scale and approve the proposed third-order structure. The results confirm the multidimensionality of sustainable supply chain management, which suggests that it is necessary for the future researches to consider both environmental and social aspects. The valid measurement scales provide managers with a "to do list" to make the specific business decisions to achieve sustainable development in the supply chain.A third-order model of sustainable supply chain management is proposed.The measurement scales of sustainable supply chain management are developed. The authors of this paper greatly appreciate your second round comments. The comments help this manuscript improve significantly. We hope that we have addressed all the issues you raised.Reviewer 2:1. Is this true? Despite the wide discussion of sustainable supply chain management with the triple bottom line, few empirical studies consolidate its social and environmental aspects.This statement is the finding from several reviewer paper in the field of sustainable supply chain management (such as Seuring and Muller, 2008;Kleindorfer et al., 2005). However, we thank for the . Indeed, it is not appropriate to include the quotation in the abstract. So we remove the sentence in the abstract of revised version. 5. "This paper" "this study" or "this research" should be unified in your context. Please just choose one. TReviewer 3:1. Provide highlights and a graphical abstract.Thanks for the reminder. We uploaded the files of highlights and a graphical abstract (i.e. our higherorder model structure) in the manuscript system, as required by the journal. 2nd round Response to ReviewersBelow are the highlights of this research: A third-order model of sustai...

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Exploring the effect of buyer engagement on green product innovation: Empirical evidence from manufacturers

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In this study, we are interested in how export firms organize knowledge management and increase product innovation performance. Prior studies have concluded that knowledge transfer from external actors leads to operational performance outcomes; others have questioned the positive influence of buyer‐driven knowledge transfer activities on innovation performance. Drawing on absorptive capacity, we aim to offer a better understanding, how export firms as recipients of knowledge resources, organize their internal capabilities in order to realize firm‐level product innovation. This empirical study examines the interplay of buyer‐driven knowledge activities, resource acquisition and combining, and product innovation outcomes in the context of Pakistani export firms. Drawing on survey data from 239 export‐manufacturing firms, we test hypotheses using structural equation modeling. Our findings show that buyer‐driven knowledge transfer activities play a crucial role in enhancing export firms in absorbing and combining resources that lead to product innovation. The pragmatic suggestion of the research suggests that managers look closely at developing a culture of involvement with their buyers that promotes the development of knowledge resources. The results of this study have research, policy, and managerial implications.

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The effect of early supplier engagement on social sustainability outcomes in project-based supply chains

Cited by 37 publications

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Buyer-Driven Knowledge Transfer Activities to Enhance Organizational Sustainability of Suppliers

Buyer-Driven Knowledge Transfer Activities to Enhance Organizational Sustainability of Suppliers

Sustainable supply chain management: Confirmation of a higher-order model

Exploring the effect of buyer engagement on green product innovation: Empirical evidence from manufacturers

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