Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Contract Manufacturing: exploring the Management Structures and Processes of Ethical Sourcing Practices
Year: 2009
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The practice of focusing on core competences and outsourcing production to save costs, and the need\nto increasingly acknowledge social and environmental responsibilities along the value chain put brandowning\nfirms under opposing pressures that constitute a significant challenge. Corporate Social\nResponsibility (CSR) in supply chains is a well-studied subject, but the structures and processes brand\nowners use within the firm to manage ethical sourcing practices are not. The purpose of this\nqualitative study is therefore to describe and explore the management of ethical sourcing practices\nwithin organisations. Based on the investigations conducted on a number of cases chosen from the\ntextiles and footwear industries, two distinct systems of managing CSR in sourcing, being either\ncontrol-based or based on shared responsibility, are identified. The way ethical sourcing is managed\nwithin firms is found to be influenced by the number of suppliers, their location and the nature of the\nproduct in question.
Authors: Anu-Maria Hokkanen, Daniel Timpe
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1598967968