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Social Sustainability in Supply Chains: a Review by Patricio Javier Chiesa; Wojciech Przychodzen is a Business, Management and Accounting article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Social Sustainability in Supply Chains: a Review about?
## Purpose The purpose of this study is to review the development of the socially sustainable supply chain management field. ## Design/methodology/approach The 112 most cited papers in the field until 2017 are analysed using a state-of-the-art structured literature review model borrowed from the accounting field. ## Findings This study highlights the increasing number of publications across the years, the diversity of journals and the type of authors addressing the topic. It reveals that qualitative studies focused on large companies in the garment, food and electronics sectors and on private regulations capture most of the attention, with Asia, Europe and North America being the most scrutinised locations. Drivers and barriers for socially sustainable supply chain management are summarised, clustered and confronted. This study also evaluates how the sustainability and corporate social responsibility concepts are used in the above field and analyses the existing definitions of social sustainability. ## Research limitations/implications This study incites researchers to broaden their studies to diverse sectors and locations, addressing different levels of supply chains with quantita
Who reads Social Sustainability in Supply Chains: a Review?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Business, Management and Accounting.
- Author
- Patricio Javier Chiesa; Wojciech Przychodzen
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)