The role of NGOs in sustainable supply chain management: a social movement perspective
ISSN: 1359-8546
Article publication date: 8 June 2021
Issue publication date: 30 March 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the academic literature on non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) role in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) to develop a conceptual framework.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper conducts a systematic literature review through an analysis of 47 papers identified from peer-reviewed academic journals published from 2002 to 2020.
Findings
Adopting social movement theory and based on thematic findings, this paper proposes four steps and six propositions in the process of NGOs fostering SSCM. These include relative deprivation, political opportunities, resource mobilization and collective action, based on which we developed a conceptual framework regarding the role of NGOs in improving sustainability in supply chains. The proposed conceptual model opens a new avenue of research in NGO literature and several directions for further research.
Originality/value
This study may be the first to provide a systematic review of NGOs’ role in improving sustainability in supply chains. Moreover, by borrowing the social movement theory from sociology, this paper able to propose a new conceptual framework with a research agenda so as to deepen the understanding of the phenomenon and provide directions for future research.
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Acknowledgements
The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Citation
Peng, S., Jia, F. and Doherty, B. (2022), "The role of NGOs in sustainable supply chain management: a social movement perspective", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 383-408. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-05-2020-0191
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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