Table 1

Review of key literature on socially sustainable supply chain management

StudiesKey findingsPurpose/goal of the study
Alghababsheh et al. (2023) Buyer’s justice increases suppliers’ social performanceRole of buyer’s justice in achieving socially SSCM
Silvestre et al. (2023) Use of blockchain and AI to monitor social sustainability compliance in supply chainsTechnology-driven solutions for SSCM
Zhang et al. (2024) Guanxi has a positive impact on socially SSCM, and this positive effect is strengthened when the individual cultural values of the supplier’s representativeInvestigates the role of individual cultural values on the adoption of socially sustainable supply chain management
Seuring and Müller (2008) Role of Regulator Pressure, consumer awareness and corporate social responsibilityDrivers of socially sustainable supply chains
Marshall et al. (2015) Firms can engage in social auditing, supplier evaluation and sustainable reporting frameworksAuditing/measuring process in social SSCM
Mani (2022) AI-driven audits improving supplier social performance monitoringAdvancements in auditing socially SSCM
Cao et al. (2024) The authors identify a transactional-based approach that utilises collective buyer power, a relational-based approach that emphasises mutual capacity building between buyers and suppliersTo assess accountability for upholding worker rights and well-being in the supply base
Kouhizadeh et al. (2021) Integration of technologies, role of stakeholder collaboration and advancement of policiesAdvancing social SSCM through future research
Zhou et al. (2024) Institutional pressure positively influences companies to enhance socially SSCM, including assessment and collaboration practicesExplore the factors that motivate firms to adopt socially sustainable supply chain management (socially SSCM) practices
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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