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Multi-Principal Collaboration And Supplier’S Compliance With Codes-Of-Conduct, Emanuela Delbufalo, Marko Bastl
Multi-Principal Collaboration And Supplier’S Compliance With Codes-Of-Conduct, Emanuela Delbufalo, Marko Bastl
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to articulate propositions on how collaborating multi-national corporations (MNCs) can manage their supplier base in order to reduce the risk of suppliers’ non-compliance with shared codes-of-conduct.
Design/methodology/approach
The study utilises a conceptual theory development approach. In doing so, it utilises key tenets of agency theory that are applied in a multi-principal–supplier relationship context and synthesised in a series of propositions.
Findings
The study shows that MNCs have a variety of mechanisms for reducing the risk of suppliers’ non-compliance by decreasing information asymmetry, increasing their bargaining power and simultaneously use of both rewards/sanctions, and …