SSSCM, CSR and SSCM literature review studies and predominant theories used
| Authors of literature reviews | Focus | Social issues examined | Most 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 SCM | CSR | Transaction cost economics, resource-based view, knowledge-based view, stakeholder theories |
| Koberg and Longoni (2019) | Sustainable SCM | Not specified | Transaction cost economics, resource-based view and institutional theories |
| Touboulic and Walker (2015) | Sustainable SCM | Not specified | Resource-based view, stakeholder, institutional and transaction cost theories |
| Authors of literature reviews | Focus | Social issues examined | Most commonly used theories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Social sustainability in supply chains | “Child labour, health and safety, modern slavery” (p. 1131), “working and human right issues, including health and safety, | Stakeholder, resource-based view, global value chain, transaction cost economics, principal agent, institutional, global production network theories | |
| 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 | |
| Sustainable SCM | CSR | Transaction cost economics, resource-based view, knowledge-based view, stakeholder theories | |
| Sustainable SCM | Not specified | Transaction cost economics, resource-based view and institutional theories | |
| Sustainable SCM | Not specified | Resource-based view, stakeholder, institutional and transaction cost theories | |
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