Table 3.

SSSCM, CSR and SSCM literature review studies and predominant theories used

Authors of literature reviewsFocusSocial issues examinedMost commonly used theories
SSSCM literature
Govindan et al. (2021) Social sustainability in multitier supply chains“Violations of human rights and labour rights, child labour, forced labour, discrimination, forced overtime, low wages” (p. 7)Stakeholder, institutional, resource-based view, transaction cost economics and resource dependence theories
Nakamba et al. (2017) Social sustainability in supply chains“Child/forced labour,” “excessive working time,” “human rights,” “occupational health and safety” and “compensation” (p. 540)Resource-based view, stakeholder, rough set, institutional, transaction cost economics and resource dependence theories
Zorzini et al. (2015) Socially responsible sourcing“Human rights: labour conditions such as child and forced labour, discipline, working hours and freedom of association” (p. 68)Resource-based view, stakeholder, institutional, transaction cost economics and resource dependence theories
Chiesa and Przychodzen (2020) Social sustainability in supply chains“Child labour, health and safety, modern slavery” (p. 1131), “working and human right issues, including health and safety,
child or forced labour, freedom of association” (p. 1132)
Stakeholder, resource-based view, global value chain, transaction cost economics, principal agent, institutional, global production network theories
CSR literature
Quarshie et al. (2016) CSR“Labor and human rights issues, such as wages, working hours, and child or forced labor” (p. 85)Stakeholder, social network, resource-based view, dynamic capabilities view
SSCM literature
Carter et al. (2020) Sustainable SCMCSRTransaction cost economics, resource-based view, knowledge-based view, stakeholder theories
Koberg and Longoni (2019) Sustainable SCMNot specifiedTransaction cost economics, resource-based view and institutional theories
Touboulic and Walker (2015) Sustainable SCMNot specifiedResource-based view, stakeholder, institutional and transaction cost theories
Source: Author’s own work

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