Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption

On one hand businesses can be criticized by Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) scrutiny, one the other hand companies can be supported from NGOs to remove the barriers and positively influence on customer perceptions. The aim of this study is to critically assess the role of NGOs in sustainability...

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Main Authors: Hossein Nezakati, Meghdad Abbasian Fereidouni, Jamil Bojei, Ho Jo Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31991/352791?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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author Hossein Nezakati
Meghdad Abbasian Fereidouni
Jamil Bojei
Ho Jo Ann
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Ho Jo Ann
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description On one hand businesses can be criticized by Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) scrutiny, one the other hand companies can be supported from NGOs to remove the barriers and positively influence on customer perceptions. The aim of this study is to critically assess the role of NGOs in sustainability two different perspectives, namely, “coercive view” and “supportive view”. This study may benefit the NGOs partnering with Multination Companies (MNCs) to identify the effect of this partnership on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Also, SMEs and MNCs can use the framework to mind more the role of NGOs in their SSCM. Using literatures support, This Study found that, NGOs support MNCs can lead to MNCs reputation and empowering, whereas this relationship make some barrier in SMEs’ sustainability practice by increasing costs of new market entry. Moreover, SMEs can use NGOs support to remove adoption barriers and increase their profits.
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spelling doaj.art-a434548f99dd41d9bf9f38b4b33df2a02023-02-15T16:18:20ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382016-08-016627301032Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains AdoptionHossein NezakatiMeghdad Abbasian FereidouniJamil BojeiHo Jo AnnOn one hand businesses can be criticized by Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) scrutiny, one the other hand companies can be supported from NGOs to remove the barriers and positively influence on customer perceptions. The aim of this study is to critically assess the role of NGOs in sustainability two different perspectives, namely, “coercive view” and “supportive view”. This study may benefit the NGOs partnering with Multination Companies (MNCs) to identify the effect of this partnership on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Also, SMEs and MNCs can use the framework to mind more the role of NGOs in their SSCM. Using literatures support, This Study found that, NGOs support MNCs can lead to MNCs reputation and empowering, whereas this relationship make some barrier in SMEs’ sustainability practice by increasing costs of new market entry. Moreover, SMEs can use NGOs support to remove adoption barriers and increase their profits.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31991/352791?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturkcorruption non-governmental organization sustainable supply chain management
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International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
corruption
non-governmental organization
sustainable supply chain management
title Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption
title_full Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption
title_fullStr Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption
title_full_unstemmed Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption
title_short Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption
title_sort coercive or supportive an assessment of non governmental organizations role in sustainable supply chains adoption
topic corruption
non-governmental organization
sustainable supply chain management
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