Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Research : New ways in SSCM research
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2013-08-12
Author(s)
Abstract
In recent years, sustainability in supply chains has become a topic of strategic priority for supply chain management. Still, doubts have been raised about the substantive commitment of large, international corporations to really improve global social welfare and to preserve the natural environment. The objective of this panel symposium was to stimulate and inspire new managerial approaches to achieve substantive sustainable improvements in supply chains. It offered a platform for exchanging first ideas and, thereby, stimulated research on sustainable supply chain management to move to the next level. The panelists, among others, discussed questions such as (1) how to enable corporations to give substantial weight to environmental protection and social welfare?; (2) how to move beyond our dominant Western perspective on sustainability and consider the values of different societies, in particular different value systems in emerging economies?; and (3) how to change the strategies and structures of supply chains such that they become truly sustainable?
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Capitalism in Question
Publisher
Academy of Management
Publisher place
New York
Start page
1
Event Title
73th AnnualAcademy of Management Annual Meeting
Event Location
Lake Buenavista, FL, USA
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
225116