Sustainable development of supplier performance. An empirical analysis of relationship characteristics in the automotive sector
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In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Vol. 30, No. 4, 01.07.2023, p. 1753-1769.
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T1 - Sustainable development of supplier performance. An empirical analysis of relationship characteristics in the automotive sector
AU - Naffin, Jule
AU - Klewitz, Johanna
AU - Schaltegger, Stefan
N1 - Funding Information: Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2023/7/1
Y1 - 2023/7/1
N2 - Sustainability performance of suppliers has become increasingly important for both corporate practice and research. While the importance of relationships between the focal company and its suppliers has been acknowledged for improving sustainability performance of suppliers, little is known about the role of relation specific factors in practice. This research fills this gap by empirically analyzing the relevance of relationspecific factors for the sustainability performance of suppliers based on a unique data set of 736 first-tier suppliers of a German original equipment manufacturer in the automotive industry. The analysis reveals that the sustainability performance of suppliers relates positively to transaction volume and relationship length as specific forms of relation specific characteristics as well as strategic partnership as a proxy of incentivized, in-depth cooperation and knowledge exchange. Each of the investigated relation-specific characteristics show a link with either environmental or with social performance. Conclusions are drawn for research and management.
AB - Sustainability performance of suppliers has become increasingly important for both corporate practice and research. While the importance of relationships between the focal company and its suppliers has been acknowledged for improving sustainability performance of suppliers, little is known about the role of relation specific factors in practice. This research fills this gap by empirically analyzing the relevance of relationspecific factors for the sustainability performance of suppliers based on a unique data set of 736 first-tier suppliers of a German original equipment manufacturer in the automotive industry. The analysis reveals that the sustainability performance of suppliers relates positively to transaction volume and relationship length as specific forms of relation specific characteristics as well as strategic partnership as a proxy of incentivized, in-depth cooperation and knowledge exchange. Each of the investigated relation-specific characteristics show a link with either environmental or with social performance. Conclusions are drawn for research and management.
KW - automotive sector
KW - relation-specific factors
KW - relational-view
KW - suppliers
KW - sustainability performance
KW - automotive sector
KW - relation-specific factors
KW - relational-view
KW - suppliers
KW - sustainability performance
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
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U2 - 10.1002/csr.2452
DO - 10.1002/csr.2452
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85147146304
VL - 30
SP - 1753
EP - 1769
JO - Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
JF - Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
SN - 1535-3958
IS - 4
ER -