Sustainable management of existing suppliers: a perspective of selected firms in Ghana

• Autorzy: Amege H. , Hanu C.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.21008/j.2083-4950.2018.8.4.2

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Companies are perceived as key actors in the drive for sustainability and are expected to supervise and develop their suppliers’ efforts towards social and environmental responsibility. The purpose of this article is to investigating if buying firms help develop sustainability management practices in their existing suppliers in Ghana. Data was collected through exploratory survey from conveniently sampled respondents in focal firms actively involved in the supply management activities of their organizations. Results reveal less evidence of sustainable supplier development activities by the focal firms both on environmental and social dimensions. Buying firms should take necessary steps towards implementing structured sustainability development activities to effectively manage a sustainable portfolio of their existing suppliers.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainability; supplier development; existing suppliers and supply chain

• Wydawca: Publishing House of Poznan University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Research in Logistics & Production
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 8, No. 4
• Strony: 303--316
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Amege H.

• School of Business, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, +254, Ken

autor

Hanu C.

• Department of Management Studies, Regent University of Science and Technology, Accra, +233, Ghan

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).