Information-centric influence strategies for quality assurance in reverse logistics supply chains: external stakeholders' perspective
Benchmarking: An International Journal
ISSN: 1463-5771
Article publication date: 28 September 2021
Issue publication date: 15 July 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is twofold: firstly, to identify the information-centric strategies of external stakeholders that influence the quality assurance (QA) in the reverse logistics supply chains (RLSC) of demolition waste (DW) and, secondly, to recognize the determinants for using each strategy.
Design/methodology/approach
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 professionals representing five external stakeholder groups: state and local government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), forward supply chain upstream and downstream actors. The data was analyzed based on Creswell's five-step process, and the conventional content analysis was used for coding and generating themes.
Findings
The study found seven information-centric influence strategies: regulating, monitoring, leading, incentivizing, demolition approval, forming contracts and specifications. The state government organizations were the most dominant in influencing the QA in RLSC. All external stakeholders use both aggressive and cooperative strategies. The urgent, legitimate and economic core of the issue decides the type of strategy to exert an information-centric influence over the QA in RLSC of DW.
Originality/value
To the author's best knowledge, this study is one of the first investigations performed based on a theoretical basis within the context of RLSC in the construction industry (CI). This study used empirical data to elaborate the stakeholder theory while providing new knowledge on stakeholder influence, particularly those relevant to information sharing. Thus, this study developed a theoretical base that future researchers in the study domain could use.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This research received no external funding.
The authors would like to acknowledge the Australian government's financial support through an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship for PhD studies and support from the University of South Australia.
Citation
Wijewickrama, M.K.C.S., Chileshe, N., Rameezdeen, R. and Ochoa, J.J. (2022), "Information-centric influence strategies for quality assurance in reverse logistics supply chains: external stakeholders' perspective", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 29 No. 6, pp. 1857-1888. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-05-2021-0276
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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