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Incentives for Sustainable Logistics: Proactive Logistics Service Providers vs. Shipper's Requirements? : A Tentative Taxonomy based on 10 Case Studies
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2011-06-18
Author(s)
Kudla, Nicole
Editor(s)
N., N.
Abstract
Sustainability management implies the planning, organizing and controlling of balanced economic, ecologic and social objectives in companies operations. Since, in present supply networks these operations are increasingly outsourced, focal companies need to integrate their suppliers into their sustainability management. Although logistics services play a prominent role in supply networks, they are rarely considered in sustainability activities of focal companies as well as in sustainability research. This paper contributes to research on inter-organizational sustainability management in the context of logistics services by applying a stimulus-organism-response framework. An explorative case study analysis of 10 European logistics service providers (LSP) is conducted in order to gain knowledge on the status of implementation of sustainability incentives set by shippers, and sustainability activities conducted by LSPs. The results of the stimuli and response analysis lead to a taxonomy of response types of LSPs. We identify a lack of incentives, since shipping companies only request for sustainability information, whereas concrete requirements are rarely implemented in terms of sustainability incentives. The taxonomy underlines a lack of responsive high performing companies and outlines sustainability incentives as a future field for research
Language
English
Keywords
Sustainability
incentives
logistics services
shippers
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Nachhaltigkeit: Unternehmerisches Handeln in globaler Verantwortung
Publisher
VHB
Publisher place
Göttingen
Start page
20
Event Title
73. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung des Verbandes der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. (VHB)
Event Location
Kaiserslautern
Event Date
16.-18.06.2011
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
115294