Piggy in the Middle: How Direct Customer Power Affects First-Tier Suppliers’ Adoption of Socially Responsible Procurement Practices and Performance
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3387-0
Abstract: Companies are faced with a choice of which type of power to use in their efforts to persuade their first-tier suppliers to adopt socially responsible procurement practices with key second-tier suppliers. However, we know little… read more here.
Keywords: socially responsible; responsible procurement; first tier; power ... See more keywords
Delegation vs. direct sourcing revisited: contract types under correlated supply risks and asymmetric cost information
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2019.1689307
Abstract: As a popular practice in purchasing, an ever-increasing number of upper-tier suppliers are being added in the supply base of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and leveraged to reduce supply risk. This new trend increases… read more here.
Keywords: supply; direct sourcing; tier suppliers; contract ... See more keywords