Corporate Autonomy and Buyer–Supplier Relationships: The Case of Unsafe Mattel Toys

Roloff, Julia; Aßländer, Michael S.

doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0522-1

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“…The risk of obsolescence (Roth et al, 2008) and poor working practices may occur . Concluding, Roloff and Aßländer (2010) point out that lacking commitment breeds difficult buyer-supplier relationships. Thus, Enderwick (2009) notes that it is particularly difficult to set up relationships with Chinese suppliers and to find reliable and good partners that share values.…”

Section: Problems Encountered When Sourcing From Chinamentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Besides an increasing complexity, clarity is often lacking, causing time-consuming processes (Vanhonacker & Yigang, 1997). According to Roloff and Aßländer (2010), sourcing from China implies the delegation of parts along the supply chain. However, if the suppliers do not honor these responsibilities, a critical loss of control occurs.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sourcing from China: A Literature Review of Motivations, Outcomes, Problems, and Solutions

Kerkhoff

Kaul

Hilletofth

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OSCM: An Int. Journal

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Today's fast changing environment and increasing customers' demands require that companies focus on efficiency along the entire supply chain. In order to achieve competitiveness, global sourcing is a common strategy. Especially sourcing from China is an accustomed practice and the topic of discussion by various academics and practitioners. Even though this topic is discussed extensively in literature, little focus is put on motivations, outcomes, problems and solutions when sourcing from China. The purpose of this study is to explore and analyze sourcing from China sourcing with regard to motivations, achieved outcomes, experienced problems as well as solutions to the problems. The results showed that it is crucial to recognize the importance of problems that can occur during global sourcing processes. As to achieve the desired outcomes, it is vital that companies address the problems by developing appropriate solutions. Motivations, outcomes, problems and solutions contain essential aspects that have to be considered and worked upon during a global sourcing process.

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Section: Problems Encountered When Sourcing From Chinamentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Problems Encountered When Sourcing From Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Sourcing from China: A Literature Review of Motivations, Outcomes, Problems, and Solutions

Kerkhoff

Kaul

Hilletofth

et al. 2017

OSCM: An Int. Journal

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“…Theodorakioglou et al (2006) supported the positive relationship between the six supplier management approaches and the supply chain activity of quality management. Numerous researchers (Das 2011;Foster and Ogden 2008;Lin et al 2010;Roloff and Ablander 2010) also consider the framework as appropriate to describe the characteristics of collaborative inter-organizational relationships. These researchers agree that implementing these approaches efficiently improves coping with suppliers and achieving superior supply chain performance.…”

Section: Supplier Improvement and Management Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of greening attitude and buyer power on supplier environmental management strategy

2015

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Studies on the appropriate strategies for supplier relationship management vary according to the greening approaches of a firm. The relative power of greening approaches for suppliers remains untapped. This research aims to fill this gap, arguing that firm attitudes toward going green and their dominance in supply chains affect their corresponding environmental management practices. The case study method is utilized. The main objects of study include Taiwanese firms in high-tech industries. Eleven firms were selected for in-depth investigation. Supplier management approaches are investigated from six different perspectives: supplier policy, information sharing/communication, joint action of supplier/buyer, relationship-handling issues, supplier support, and relationship quality. Results show that each case group emphasizes different perspectives. Thus, this study coined four strategies: strategic alliance, arm's length relationship, partnership, and ongoing relationship.

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“…Cluster operations can also have repercussions for distant stakeholders, such as final consumers, whose rights to health could be jeopardized by toxic or dangerous artifacts produced in the cluster (e.g. Roloff and Aßländer, 2010), and this dimension also needs more research.…”

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Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries’ Industrial Clusters

Giuliani

2014

J Bus Ethics

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A recent preoccupation in scholarly research is the capacity of firms in developing country industrial clusters to comply with international corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and codes of conducts. This research is at an early stage and draws on several—often quite distinct—scholarly traditions. In this paper, we argue that future work in this area would benefit from a more explicit examination of the connection between cluster firms and human rights defined according to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent covenants and treaties. We argue that cluster firms’ adoption of CSR policies, often indiscriminately imposed by global buyers, should be differentiated from firms’ actual human rights practices. Based on this distinction, we elaborate a typology of industrial clusters (low-road, window-dressing, rights-oriented) and identify a set of factors likely to influence their practice. Against this background, we discuss an agenda for future research and elaborate on the potential methodological intricacies related to research on the interface between industrial clusters and human rights

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Corporate Autonomy and Buyer–Supplier Relationships: The Case of Unsafe Mattel Toys

Abstract: corporate autonomy, supplier–buyer relationships, supplier development, outsourcing, Mattel, Inc., China, social and environmental standards,

Cited by 39 publications

References 24 publications

Sourcing from China: A Literature Review of Motivations, Outcomes, Problems, and Solutions

Sourcing from China: A Literature Review of Motivations, Outcomes, Problems, and Solutions

Impact of greening attitude and buyer power on supplier environmental management strategy

Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries’ Industrial Clusters

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