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buyer-driven social initiative and support’, ‘Lack of use of protecting equipment and
practices’. The multi-criteria decision-making process in the paper has evidenced
this. In this context, there is an urgent need for proactive support from the buyers. On
the other side, institution policies and support is the least important barrier, implies
that it require focused attention from government bodies, policymakers need to prioritize the elimination of these barriers to promote social sustainability. A path to
enhanced social sustainability will be built by expanding the scope of buyer-supplier
relationship and institutional environment. A socially sustainable future will emerge
if suppliers’ firms build a strong relationship with their multiple buyers and institutions has to better understand the needs of the firms, to pursue an sequel growth of
natural and social environment for the future generations.
As a result, researchers suggest that the locus of implementation of social sustainability initiatives is often situated in buyer-driven knowledge practices on social
issues and encouragement programs from institutions.
There is growing interest in social sustainability in buyer-supplier relationships.
The findings of this study offer contribution to social sustainability. This paper contributes to the increasing body of research on how different barriers influences to
implement social sustainability practices by (1) taking a perspective on developing country perspective, and (2) our findings add to understanding to implement
social sustainability practices that may potentially help the firm evolve as socially
responsible over the time. The findings of this study may provide guidelines to other
developing countries like China, India or Brazil to analyze the barriers to social sustainability implementation. This means that international firms sourcing from the
developing countries need to support social issues and help suppliers instill sustainability specifically within their manufacturing operations. With respect to policy
implications, we suggest that policy incentives on international certification related
to health, safety and labour issues are necessary for them to thrive and grow their
international business successfully. Besides that, a study has contributed to the social
sustainability literature, it has some limitations which provides a baseline for future
research on the implementation of social sustainability practices. Future research
should incorporate the evaluation of barriers to the implementation of social sustainability practices in the service sector and it may be useful for cross-industry and
cross-company comparisons. Thus, in future research studies, academic researchers
should include other barriers categories within the domain of social capabilities and
technical resources.
References
Amponsah-Tawiah K, Ntow MAO, Mensah J (2015) Occupational health and safety management
and turnover intention in the Ghanaian mining sector. Safety and Health at Work 7(1):12–17
Andersen M, Skjoett-Larsen T (2009) Corporate social responsibility in global supply chains.
Supply Chain Manag Int J 14(2):75–86
Awan U (2019) Effects of buyer-supplier relationship on social performance improvement and
innovation performance improvement. Int J Appl Manag Sci 11(1):21–35
U. Awan et al.
buyer-driven social initiative and support’, ‘Lack of use of protecting equipment and
practices’. The multi-criteria decision-making process in the paper has evidenced
this. In this context, there is an urgent need for proactive support from the buyers. On
the other side, institution policies and support is the least important barrier, implies
that it require focused attention from government bodies, policymakers need to prioritize the elimination of these barriers to promote social sustainability. A path to
enhanced social sustainability will be built by expanding the scope of buyer-supplier
relationship and institutional environment. A socially sustainable future will emerge
if suppliers’ firms build a strong relationship with their multiple buyers and institutions has to better understand the needs of the firms, to pursue an sequel growth of
natural and social environment for the future generations.
As a result, researchers suggest that the locus of implementation of social sustainability initiatives is often situated in buyer-driven knowledge practices on social
issues and encouragement programs from institutions.
There is growing interest in social sustainability in buyer-supplier relationships.
The findings of this study offer contribution to social sustainability. This paper contributes to the increasing body of research on how different barriers influences to
implement social sustainability practices by (1) taking a perspective on developing country perspective, and (2) our findings add to understanding to implement
social sustainability practices that may potentially help the firm evolve as socially
responsible over the time. The findings of this study may provide guidelines to other
developing countries like China, India or Brazil to analyze the barriers to social sustainability implementation. This means that international firms sourcing from the
developing countries need to support social issues and help suppliers instill sustainability specifically within their manufacturing operations. With respect to policy
implications, we suggest that policy incentives on international certification related
to health, safety and labour issues are necessary for them to thrive and grow their
international business successfully. Besides that, a study has contributed to the social
sustainability literature, it has some limitations which provides a baseline for future
research on the implementation of social sustainability practices. Future research
should incorporate the evaluation of barriers to the implementation of social sustainability practices in the service sector and it may be useful for cross-industry and
cross-company comparisons. Thus, in future research studies, academic researchers
should include other barriers categories within the domain of social capabilities and
technical resources.
References
Amponsah-Tawiah K, Ntow MAO, Mensah J (2015) Occupational health and safety management
and turnover intention in the Ghanaian mining sector. Safety and Health at Work 7(1):12–17
Andersen M, Skjoett-Larsen T (2009) Corporate social responsibility in global supply chains.
Supply Chain Manag Int J 14(2):75–86
Awan U (2019) Effects of buyer-supplier relationship on social performance improvement and
innovation performance improvement. Int J Appl Manag Sci 11(1):21–35