Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 51-63 |
| Journal | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Volume | 165 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2015 |
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Keywords
- Sustainability
- purchasing and supply management
- intra-firm collaborative capabilities
- inter-firm collaborative capabilities
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From sustainability commitment to performance : The role of intra- and inter- firm collaborative capabilities in the upstream supply chain. / Luzzini, Davide; Brandon-Jones, Emma; Brandon-Jones, Alistair; Spina, Gianluca.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - From sustainability commitment to performance
T2 - The role of intra- and inter- firm collaborative capabilities in the upstream supply chain
AU - Luzzini, Davide
AU - Brandon-Jones, Emma
AU - Brandon-Jones, Alistair
AU - Spina, Gianluca
PY - 2015/7
Y1 - 2015/7
N2 - Organisations increasingly see sustainability as an important element of their business strategies, and the role of purchasing and supply functions is critical in translating sustainability commitment into performance. Yet, the impact of sustainability commitment on purchasing processes and routines, as well as the effect of such capabilities on performance, remains empirically under-explored. From a Resource-Based perspective, we argue that commitment to sustainability leads purchasing and supply functions to develop intra- and inter-firm collaborative capabilities, and that in turn these capabilities deliver improved performance. Based on survey data from 383 procurement executives in ten European and North American countries, we use structural equation modelling to empirically test our hypotheses. Our results provide strong support for the hypothesised links between sustainability commitment and both intra- and inter-firm collaborative capabilities; and between inter-firm collaborative capabilities and environmental and social, and cost performance. Conversely, our data do not support the hypothesised links between intra-firm collaborative capabilities and both aspects of performance. In our discussion, we reflect on both confirmatory and conflicting findings in relation to theory and practice, before examining the study’s limitations and opportunities for future research.
AB - Organisations increasingly see sustainability as an important element of their business strategies, and the role of purchasing and supply functions is critical in translating sustainability commitment into performance. Yet, the impact of sustainability commitment on purchasing processes and routines, as well as the effect of such capabilities on performance, remains empirically under-explored. From a Resource-Based perspective, we argue that commitment to sustainability leads purchasing and supply functions to develop intra- and inter-firm collaborative capabilities, and that in turn these capabilities deliver improved performance. Based on survey data from 383 procurement executives in ten European and North American countries, we use structural equation modelling to empirically test our hypotheses. Our results provide strong support for the hypothesised links between sustainability commitment and both intra- and inter-firm collaborative capabilities; and between inter-firm collaborative capabilities and environmental and social, and cost performance. Conversely, our data do not support the hypothesised links between intra-firm collaborative capabilities and both aspects of performance. In our discussion, we reflect on both confirmatory and conflicting findings in relation to theory and practice, before examining the study’s limitations and opportunities for future research.
KW - Sustainability
KW - purchasing and supply management
KW - intra-firm collaborative capabilities
KW - inter-firm collaborative capabilities
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.03.004
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.03.004
M3 - Article
VL - 165
SP - 51
EP - 63
JO - International Journal of Production Economics
JF - International Journal of Production Economics
SN - 0925-5273
ER -