Purchasing's Contribution to the Socially Responsible Management ...

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................ 2
Executive Summary...................................................................................................... 7
Findings and Implications ........................................................................................ 7
Introduction.............................................................................................................. 8
Objectives of Research .............................................................................................. 9
The Socially Responsible Management of the Supply Chain.................................... 9
Research Question 1: What Are the Specific Activities that Comprise the
Socially Responsible Management of the Supply Chain?.... 9
Research Question 2: What Are the Antecedents to the Socially Responsible
Management of the Supply Chain? ..................................10
Research Question 3: What Are Consequences of Managing the Supply
Chain in a Socially Responsible Manner?.........................11
Design of the Study ......................................................................................................13
Objectives .................................................................................................................13
Design .......................................................................................................................13
Interviews..............................................................................................................13
Survey Questionnaire............................................................................................14
The Sample ...........................................................................................................14
Nonresponse Bias..................................................................................................14
Social Desirability Bias ..........................................................................................14
Key Informant Issue..............................................................................................14
Statistical Methods Used and Glossary of Terms...................................................15
Study Results ............................................................................................................15
The Socially Responsible Management of the Supply Chain .......................................16
Introduction..............................................................................................................16
Purpose .................................................................................................................16
Literature Review ......................................................................................................17
Review of the Logistics Literature..........................................................................18
Research Question 1: What Are the Specific Activities that Comprise
Logistics Social Responsibility (LSR)? ..............................18
Purchasing Management .......................................................................................19
Transportation Management .................................................................................20
Warehouse Management.......................................................................................20
A Framework of LSR ................................................................................................20
Research Question 2: What Are the Antecedents to LSR? – Drivers...................20
Research Question 2: What Are the Antecedents to LSR – Barriers and Ways
Overcome.........................................................................22
Research Question 3: What Are the Consequences of LSR?...............................25
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