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Sustainable Supply Chain: An Institutional Perspective

Sustainable Supply Chain: An Institutional Perspective

Susheela Girisaballa, Sonali Bhattacharya
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 31
ISBN13: 9781522503507|ISBN10: 1522503501|EISBN13: 9781522503514
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0350-7.ch012
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Girisaballa, Susheela, and Sonali Bhattacharya. "Sustainable Supply Chain: An Institutional Perspective." Strategic Management of Sustainable Manufacturing Operations, edited by Rameshwar Dubey and Angappa Gunasekaran, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 272-302. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0350-7.ch012

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Girisaballa, S. & Bhattacharya, S. (2016). Sustainable Supply Chain: An Institutional Perspective. In R. Dubey & A. Gunasekaran (Eds.), Strategic Management of Sustainable Manufacturing Operations (pp. 272-302). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0350-7.ch012

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Girisaballa, Susheela, and Sonali Bhattacharya. "Sustainable Supply Chain: An Institutional Perspective." In Strategic Management of Sustainable Manufacturing Operations, edited by Rameshwar Dubey and Angappa Gunasekaran, 272-302. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0350-7.ch012

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Abstract

Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is an evolving discipline, for which many theories are being proposed. It is dependent on other disciplines, of which organizational theories are of tremendous importance. One such theory that has great relevance to SSCM is Institutional Theory. The purpose of this study is to develop a model that relates the enablers of SSCM to Institutional Theory. This is achieved in three steps: First, SSCM enablers were identified through a literature review. These internal enablers go through certain external challenges when supply chain players practice Sustainability. Second, an attempt is made to explain these challenges from the perspective of Institutional Theory. The role of Institutional Isomorphism in regulating and creating a direction for achieving the sustainability goal is identified. Finally, a theoretical model is developed to describe the link between supply chain players, institutional isomorphism, and the support and participation of the top management in creating an enabling environment for legitimization of sustainable supply chain.

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