Table I

Literature review on the effects of SA8000 certification

   OperationalMarket
   ++++––++
  Underpinning theoryImprovement of working conditionsIncrease of personnel productivityImprovement of product qualityCost reductionHigher cost (obtaining and maintaining the certification)Constrains in supplier selectionImprovement of firm reputationIncrease of customer satisfaction
(1) Battaglia et al. (2014) SustainabilityStakeholder Ta    Ta 
(2) Beschorner and Müller (2007) Journal of Business Ethics    CO    
(3) Beske et al. (2008)Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management COCO CO  COCO
(4) Castka and Balzarova (2008) International Journal of Production Economics COCOCOCO   CO
(5) Christmann and Taylor (2006) Journal of International Business StudiesTCE     CO  
(6) Ciliberti et al. (2009) Supply Chain Management: An International Journal CS  CS  CSCS
(7) Ciliberti et al. (2011) Journal of Cleaner ProductionPATCSCS CSCS CSCS
(8) De Magistris et al. (2015)The Journal of Consumer Affairs         
(9) Fuentes-García et al. (2008) Journal of Business Ethics     CO   
(10) Gilbert and Rasche (2007) Business Ethics Quarterly COCOCO     
(11) Gilbert and Rasche (2008) Journal of Business EthicsStakeholder COCO     
(12) Henkle (2005) Journal of Organisational Excellence  CSCSCS    
(13) Koerber (2010) Journal of Business Ethics     CO   
(14) Koplin et al. (2007) Journal of Cleaner Production   CS     
(15) Meehan et al. (2006) International Journal of Social Economics         
(16) Merli et al. (2015) Sustainability     T T 
(17) Miles and Munilla (2004) Journal of Business Ethics COCO  CO COCO
(18) Miles et al. (2006) Journal of Business Ethics       CO 
(19) Rasche and Esser (2006) Journal of Business Ethics  CO    CO 
(20) Rasche (2009) Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management COCO    COCO
(21) Rasche (2010a) Business Ethics: A European Review COCO    COCO
(22) Rasche (2010b) Corporate Governance COCO    COCO
(23) Reynolds and Yuthas (2008)Journal of Business Ethics        CO
(24) Rohitratana (2002) Managerial Auditing Journal CSCSCS CSCSCS 
(25) Ruževičius et al. (2007)Engineering Economics CSCS    CSCS
(26) Salomone (2008) Journal of Cleaner Production  CSa CSa    
(27) Stigzelius and Mark-Herbert (2009) Scandinavian Journal of Management CSCS  CS CS 
(28) Tencati and Zsolnai (2009) Journal of Business Ethics CSCS    CSCS
(29) Wang (2008) Asian Social Science    COCO CO 
(30) Werre (2003) Journal of Business Ethics CS CS  CS  
(31) Zhao et al. (2012) Journal of Cleaner ProductionStakeholderCOCO    COCO
(32 ) Zutshi et al. (2009) European Business Review COCO    COCO
   MarketInnovationOthers 
   – +++++ 
  Underpinning theoryPoor knowledge of the standard by the customersWillingness to paySales increaseIncrease of the level of technical products innovationIncrease of the level of organisational innovationEasier access to creditImprovement of the relationships with the stakeholders 
(1) Battaglia et al. (2014) SustainabilityStakeholder  TaTaTaTaTa 
(2) Beschorner and Müller (2007) Journal of Business Ethics    CO    
(3) Beske et al. (2008)Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management      COCO 
(4) Castka and Balzarova (2008) International Journal of Production Economics   CO   CO 
(5) Christmann and Taylor (2006) Journal of International Business StudiesTCE      CO 
(6) Ciliberti et al. (2009) Supply Chain Management: An International Journal         
(7) Ciliberti et al. (2011) Journal of Cleaner ProductionPAT     CSCS 
(8) De Magistris et al. (2015)The Journal of Consumer Affairs  T      
(9) Fuentes-García et al. (2008) Journal of Business Ethics CO       
(10) Gilbert and Rasche (2007) Business Ethics Quarterly    CO    
(11) Gilbert and Rasche (2008)Journal of Business EthicsStakeholder        
(12) Henkle (2005) Journal of Organisational Excellence         
(13) Koerber (2010) Journal of Business Ethics         
(14) Koplin et al. (2007) Journal of Cleaner Production         
(15) Meehan et al. (2006) International Journal of Social Economics       CO 
(16) Merli et al. (2015) Sustainability   T   T 
(17) Miles and Munilla (2004) Journal of Business Ethics      COCO 
(18) Miles et al. (2006) Journal of Business Ethics   CO   CO 
(19) Rasche and Esser (2006) Journal of Business Ethics         
(20) Rasche (2009) Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management   CO  COCO 
(21) Rasche (2010a) Business Ethics: A European Review      COCO 
(22) Rasche (2010b) Corporate Governance      COCO 
(23) Reynolds and Yuthas (2008) Journal of Business Ethics       CO 
(24) Rohitratana (2002) Managerial Auditing Journal       CS 
(25) Ruževičius et al. (2007)Engineering Economics      CSCS 
(26) Salomone (2008) Journal of Cleaner Production CSa       
(27) Stigzelius and Mark-Herbert (2009) Scandinavian Journal of Management   CS  CSCS 
(28) Tencati and Zsolnai (2009) Journal of Business Ethics      CSCS 
(29) Wang (2008) Asian Social Science   CO     
(30) Werre (2003) Journal of Business Ethics       CS 
(31) Zhao et al. (2012) Journal of Cleaner ProductionStakeholder     COCO 
(32 ) Zutshi et al. (2009) European Business Review      COCO 

Notes: TCE, transaction cost economics; PAT, principal agency theory; Stakeholder, stakeholder theory; CO, conceptual hypothesis; CS, case study-based hypothesis; T, empirically tested hypothesis. +, positive effect; –, negative effect. aSA8000 considered with other ethical standards/management systems

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