Efficiency meets accountability: Performance implications of supply chain configuration, control, and capabilities⋆
Anne Parmigiani, Robert D. Klassen, Michael V. Russo
Journal of Operations Management · 2011 · Volume 29 · Issue 3
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2011.01.001
Abstract
The public increasingly holds firms accountable for social and environmental outcomes, such as product toxicity problems and human rights violations, throughout their global supply chains. How can companies improve the social and environmental performance within their supply chains, particularly as other competitive pressures, such as cost and quality, continue to escalate? Starting from an efficient versus responsive supply chain framework, we develop an integrative model that blends together elements of supply chain configuration, stakeholder management, and capability development. Specifically, we spotlight the dimensions of control and accountability that collectively determine stakeholder exposure, and show how this new construct affects the linkages between supply chain capabilities, configuration, and performance. In particular, this analysis reveals that the nature of stakeholder exposure determines how social/environmental technical and relational capabilities impact social and environmental outcomes. We conclude with implications for research and practice, discussing how current supply chain theories must be extended to incorporate external stakeholders, to clarify strategies and identify potential pitfalls, and to better predict performance outcomes.
Keywords
Supply management, Social responsibility, Environmental issues, International/global issues
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