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Improving the Environmental Sustainability Performance of Key Suppliers : A Mixed-method Case Study in the Semiconductor Industry
Velde, T.W.H. van der (2023) Improving the Environmental Sustainability Performance of Key Suppliers : A Mixed-method Case Study in the Semiconductor Industry.
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| Abstract: | In response to rising pressures, manufacturing industries are increasingly adopting environmental sustainability as a corporate goal. The rise in globalization and outsourcing magnifies the reliance on suppliers to achieve such sustainability objectives. Therefore, the PSM function is tasked with influencing suppliers to become more environmentally sustainable. However, research in the field of PSM tends to focus on the consequences of influencing suppliers rather than the underlying motives guiding suppliers to improve their sustainability performance. That is while an understanding of the relationship between buyer influence and supplier motives can help predict the effectiveness of buyer influence. To bridge this gap, a mixed-methods case study was conducted in the semiconductor industry, providing qualitative and quantitative insights on environmental sustainability in buyer-supplier relationships. The findings show that instrumental, moral, and relational supplier motives for environmental sustainability positively impact the effectiveness of mediated and non-mediated buyer influence. Additionally, it was found that supplier dependence and environmental impact can predict the effectiveness of buyer influence. These findings enrich, nuance, and support current sustainable PSM research, and provide practical implications for advancing environmental sustainability through PSM. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 43 environmental science, 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97852 |
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