Nominated procurement and the indirect control of nominated sub-suppliers: Evidence from the Sri Lankan apparel supply chain

Fontana, EnricoStockholm School of Economics,Handelshögskolan i Stockholm,Department of Management, Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Mistra Centre for Sustainable Markets, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden,Chulalongkorn University, THA; Stockholm School of Economics (författare)

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.01.040DOI
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Funding Agency:Newmont Goldcorp Inc.
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This article describes and discusses nominated procurement as a means through which buyers select sub-suppliers to achieve sustainability compliance upstream in emerging economies' supply chains. Hence, it critically examines the ways buyers articulate nominated procurement and the unfolding supply chain consequences. Based on in-depth interviews and fieldwork in the Sri Lankan apparel supply chain, the findings indicate that buyers accomplish sustainability compliance among their sub-suppliers while prioritizing their own business agenda. In doing so, however, buyers perpetuate “suboptimal compliance” of raw material suppliers and “sandwiching” of direct suppliers as harmful consequences on the supply chain. These consequences link theoretically with commercial, geographical, compliance and extended-compliance pressure. This article contributes to the advancement of the Sustainable Supply Chain Management literature by theorizing about nominated procurement, direct and indirect pressure, and pointing to the supply chain consequences beyond achievements in sustainability compliance.

Öberg, Christina,1970-Örebro universitet,Handelshögskolan vid Örebro Universitet,Department of Marketing, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden;The Ratio Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; CTF, Service Research Center, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden,Örebro University, Sweden;The Ratio Institute, Sweden;Karlstad University, Sweden(Swepub:lnu)chobaa (författare)
Poblete, León,1977Uppsala universitet,Företagsekonomiska institutionen,Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:uu)leopo853 (författare)
Handelshögskolan i StockholmStockholm School of Economics (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Business Research: Elsevier BV127, s. 179-1920148-29631873-7978

Av författaren/redakt...: Fontana, Enrico; Öberg, Christina ...; Poblete, León, 1 ...

Om ämnet

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER: TEKNIK OCH TEKNO ...; och Maskinteknik; och Produktionstekni ...

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER: TEKNIK OCH TEKNO ...; och Maskinteknik; och Annan maskintekn ...

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER: TEKNIK OCH TEKNO ...; och Naturresurstekni ...; och Miljöledning

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP: SAMHÄLLSVETENSKA ...; och Ekonomi och näri ...; och Företagsekonomi

Av lärosätet: Chalmers tekniska högskola; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; Örebro universitet; Karlstads universitet; Linnéuniversitetet; Uppsala universitet

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