201. Researching the drivers of socially responsible purchasing: a cross-national study of supplier diversity initiatives
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Monder Ram, Ian Worthington, Harvinder Boyal, and Mayank Shah
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UoA 36 Business and Management Studies ,Economics and Econometrics ,business.industry ,Supply chain ,RAE 2008 ,Stakeholder ,Context (language use) ,Public relations ,General Business, Management and Accounting ,Purchasing ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Corporate behaviour ,Sociology ,Business and International Management ,Business ethics ,business ,Law ,Social responsibility ,Diversity (business) - Abstract
What drives organisations to engage in socially responsible purchasing initiatives? To investigate this important question, this article uses a case-study approach to examine the context within which supplier diversity programmes have emerged in both the U.S. and U.K. The analysis identifies legislative and policy developments, economic imperatives, stakeholder pressures and ethical influences as forces shaping organisational responses. It reveals important contextual differences between U.K. and U.S. experience and offers an empirical and theoretical explanation of corporate behaviour.
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- 2007
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