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Social sustainability in the supply chain: Construct development and measurement validation

Mani, V., Agarwal, Rajat, Gunasekaran, Angappa, Papadopoulos, Thanos, Dubey, Rameshwar, Childe, Stephen J. (2016) Social sustainability in the supply chain: Construct development and measurement validation. Ecological Indicators, 71 . pp. 270-279. ISSN 1470-160X. (doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.07.007) (KAR id:57188)

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Abstract

Research on social sustainability in developing countries has recently gained importance for both academics and practitioners. Studies in the supply chain management field take either a supplier or a manufacturer perspective that address predominantly corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues referring to the internal stakeholders. Our research integrates the literature on supplier, manufacturer, and customer responsibility and proposes the concept of supply chain social sustainability (SCSS) that refers to addressing social issues within the overall (upstream and downstream) supply chain. Furthermore, we develop and empirically validate scales for measuring SCSS using in-depth interviews and a survey in the Indian manufacturing industry. Our results suggest that SCSS consists of six underlying dimensions, namely equity, safety, health and welfare, philanthropy, ethics, human rights, in a 20-item valid and reliable scale. We discuss the implications of the findings for research and practice and suggest future research avenues.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.07.007
Uncontrolled keywords: Sustainability; Social sustainability; Supply chain social sustainability; Supply chain; India; Manufacturing
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Analytics, Operations and Systems
Depositing User: Thanos Papadopoulos
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2016 09:19 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 12:21 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/57188 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Papadopoulos, Thanos.

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