The impact of power on the depth of sustainability collaboration in the supply chain network for Australian food retailers

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact supplier power within supply chain networks (SCN) on depth sustainability collaboration with their focal firms. A web-based survey was applied two large Australian retailers' SCNs which resulted in receiving 67 completed questionnaires. cluster analysis conducted create a suppliers' taxonomy. ANOVA and Tukey tests were also used explain mean differences collaborative relationships. This identifies four quadrants for suppliers based at both network node levels, highlighting each quadrant. results indicate that between firm its increases when level decreases level.