Agency Theory and Sustainability in the Global Supply Chain

• Main Author: Delbufalo, Emanuela (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Business,
• Subjects: Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; Business logistics.; Social responsibility of business.; Industrial organization.; Sustainable development.; Sustainability Management.; Supply Chain Management.; Corporate Social Responsibility.; Industrial Organization.; Sustainable Development.; Corporate Environmental Management.

This book analyzes how and under what conditions collaborating corporations can effectively manage relationships with their suppliers in order to decrease the risk of suppliers' noncompliance with codes of conduct and standards. In so doing, it represents an important addition to the management...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Agency theory and supply chain management: a literature review
• 2 Extending sustainability to suppliers: the role of Codes of conduct
• 3 Agency theory and sustainability in global supply chain.