Innovation in Sustainable Supply Chains: A Reflection on Resources and SME Collaboration with Supply Chain Stakeholders
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European Academy of Management (EURAM) : EURAM 2012 Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence. Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2012. S. 432 (European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference; Band 2012).
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Innovation in Sustainable Supply Chains
T2 - 12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management - EURAM 2012
AU - Harms, Dorli
AU - Klewitz, Johanna
N1 - Conference code: 12
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Supply chain management is increasingly challenged to integrate environmental (e.g. recyclability of products) and social issues (e.g. sound working conditions), that is, establish sustainable supply chains. If small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) view these sustainability issues as an opportunity to develop sustainability-oriented innovations and, at the same time, engage in supply chain innovation they can realize competitive advantages. To do so SMEs may collaborate with supply chain stakeholders (e.g. customers, NGOs) whereby they gain access to additional resources such as material, capital and information. Little research, however, has been dedicated to the question with which stakeholders SMEs can collaborate to innovate for sustainability while taking the entire supply chain into account. For this purpose this research presents a framework that discusses types of resources and partners in and related to sustainable supply chains. To take an SME perspective is important as they make out the majority of companies worldwide and as a group play an important role to realize sustainable development. This conceptual paper contributes to still preliminary research on an SME’s role as a focal company in sustainable supply chains and is informed by the resource based view. From the literature study propositions for future research are put forward.
AB - Supply chain management is increasingly challenged to integrate environmental (e.g. recyclability of products) and social issues (e.g. sound working conditions), that is, establish sustainable supply chains. If small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) view these sustainability issues as an opportunity to develop sustainability-oriented innovations and, at the same time, engage in supply chain innovation they can realize competitive advantages. To do so SMEs may collaborate with supply chain stakeholders (e.g. customers, NGOs) whereby they gain access to additional resources such as material, capital and information. Little research, however, has been dedicated to the question with which stakeholders SMEs can collaborate to innovate for sustainability while taking the entire supply chain into account. For this purpose this research presents a framework that discusses types of resources and partners in and related to sustainable supply chains. To take an SME perspective is important as they make out the majority of companies worldwide and as a group play an important role to realize sustainable development. This conceptual paper contributes to still preliminary research on an SME’s role as a focal company in sustainable supply chains and is informed by the resource based view. From the literature study propositions for future research are put forward.
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
KW - SME
KW - Sustainable Supply Chain Management
KW - Innovation
KW - Entrepreneurship
UR - http://euram2012.mindworks.ee/public/papers/paper/994
M3 - Published abstract in conference proceedings
T3 - European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference
SP - 432
BT - European Academy of Management (EURAM)
PB - Erasmus University Rotterdam
CY - Rotterdam
Y2 - 6 June 2012 through 8 June 2012
ER -