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Creating Sustainable Supply Chains: Influencing Sustainable Practices In The Supply Chain, Saif Mir
Creating Sustainable Supply Chains: Influencing Sustainable Practices In The Supply Chain, Saif Mir
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Organizations worldwide are reporting their commitment to create sustainable supply chains. Ultimately, supply chain professionals are the drivers of change within their respective organizations, so this dissertation examines the role of communication as a tool to persuade supply chain professionals to create sustainable supply chains. The three studies within this dissertation employ different methodologies to examine the role of communication in the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives. The first study, a grounded theory investigation, highlights the network, communication, and structural factors that provide a strong business case for the development of sustainability initiatives. A strong business case influences the …