Voting with the wallet: a principal–agent framework for the analysis of sustainable supply chains
Bruno Varella Miranda,
Guilherme Fowler A. Monteiro,
Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
This paper aims to investigate delegation decisions in supply chains, exploring the metaphor that consumers who make environmentally and socially responsible choices are equivalent to voters in an election.
Design/methodology/approach
This theoretical paper relies on the principles of agency theory to shed light on fundamental challenges that shape our ability to transform supply chains.
Findings
This paper unravels two puzzles linked to delegation decisions within sustainable supply chains. It sho… Show more
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