A framework for sustainable supply networks: the role of indirect suppliers in a firm’s pursuit of sustainability
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چکیده
Existing Sustainable Supply Chain Management frameworks attempt to incorporate each tier of the end-to-end supply chain. However, the firm or buyer-supplier dyad is predominately used as a unit of analysis, leaving a gap regarding how indirect suppliers affect firm sustainability. To fill this gap we pose two research questions: What role do indirect suppliers play in firm sustainability? And; how can firms access innovations possessed by indirect suppliers? We conduct a literature review and utilize a conceptual theory building methodology. Using a network lens we explain how indirect suppliers affect firm sustainability and advance a framework for Sustainable Supply Networks.
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