Sustainability Complexities in Supply Chains: A Qualitative Study utilizing Social Systems Theory
Alexander Neske,
Ilona Bordiyanu,
Christian Brauweiler
Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to explore which sustainability complexities firms see in their supply chains. As supply chains consist of various actors and the consideration of sustainability requirements in supply chains adds to the complexity of the management of the supply chains, we apply the social systems theory as a theoretical framework enlighten inherent complexities. For investigating the research purpose, this study carried out multiple case studies with firms in the agriculture sector as these firms… Show more
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