Sustainability in supply chains : a study of the effects of sustainability on supplier-buyer relationships /

Sustainability in supply chains : a study of the effects of sustainability on supplier-buyer relationships /

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Author / Creator:	Leppelt, Thomas, author.
Imprint:	Wiesbaden : Springer Gabler, [2013?] ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 121 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Essays on supply chain management Gabler research. Essays on supply chain management.
Subject:	Business logistics. Business logistics.
Format:	E-Resource Dissertations Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11080112

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ISBN:	9783658026011 3658026014 3658026006 9783658026004 9783658026004
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	Sustainability advanced to an omnipresent topic among academics and business leaders, while at the same time a growing share of a firms total expenditure accounts for purchased materials and services. Yet, academic research still lacks a detailed understanding of how sustainability considerations affect the relationship between buyers and suppliers in a competitive supply chain setting. With his three articles on Sustainability in Supply Chains, Thomas Leppelt contributes to extant literature across the disciplines of supply chain management and marketing by cross-functionally investigating the effects of sustainability on supplier-buyer relationships from both a supplier and a buyer perspective. Contents Sustainable supplier relationship management Marketing of sustainable supply chain management capabilities in business markets Drivers of marketing-purchasing integration at the supplier level Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of supply chain management, marketing, and management Managers and experts who are interested in strategically managing their supply chain towards sustainability About the Author Dr. Thomas Leppelt received his doctors degree from Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nrnberg in business administration at the Chair of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Evi Hartmann. He is working in the automotive industry. In his research he focuses on sustainability aspects in interdependent supply chain settings.
Other form:	Print version: Leppelt, Thomas. Sustainability in supply chains 9783658026004
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-658-02601-1

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Summary:	Sustainability advanced to an omnipresent topic among academics and business leaders, while at the same time, a growing share of a firm's total expenditure accounts for purchased products and materials. Even though suppliers become increasingly important for their buyers with regards to sustainability, academic research still lacks a detailed understanding of how sustainability considerations affect the relationship between buyers and suppliers. Thomas Leppelt contributes to extant sustainability literature across the research disciplines of supply chain management, management and marketing by cross-functionally investigating the effects of sustainability on supplier-buyer relationships from both a supplier and a buyer perspective. The results of in total three academic articles provide valuable insights on how buyers as well as suppliers deal with sustainability upstream and downstream the supply chain. The results indicate that sustainability leaders, in contrast to sustainability followers, intensively invest in sustainable supplier relationship management practices. Moreover, a became evident that the effective marketing of sustainability-related capabilities enhances a supplier's reputation and can render comparative advantages, if it sends consistent positive signals to the market and if it integrates purchasing and marketing in the context of sustainability.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 121 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783658026011 3658026014 3658026006 9783658026004