자연주의적 탐구조사(Naturalistic Inquiry)

Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

From a literature review to a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain management

Theory in Practice: Increasing Professional Effectiveness

This chapter discusses leading problems linked to energy that the world is now confronting and to propose some ideas concerning possible solutions. Oil deserves special attention among all energy sources. Since the beginning of 1981, it has merely been continuing and enhancing the downward movement in consumption and prices caused by excessive rises, especially for light crudes such as those from Africa, and the slowing down of worldwide economic growth. Densely-populated oil-producing countries need to produce to live, to pay for their food and their equipment. If the economic growth of the industrialized countries were to be 4%, even if investment in the rational use of energy were pushed to the limit and the development of nonpetroleum energy sources were also pursued actively, it would be extremely difficult to prevent a sharp rise in prices. It is evident that it is absolutely necessary to pursue actively the development of coal, natural gas, and nuclear power if a physical shortage of energy is not to block economic growth.

World energy outlook

Drivers and barriers to environmental supply chain management practices: lessons from the public and private sectors

Risk in supply networks

Purpose – Public bodies are being encouraged to procure sustainably, to reduce their social and environmental footprint and in order to stimulate sustainability in the private sector. However, little is known about how public sector organisations internationally are responding to this encouragement or of the conditions that are most conducive to sustainable procurement (SP). The purpose of this paper is to address these gaps in our knowledge so as to inform policy development at the government and organisational levels.

Design/methodology/approach – The authors report the findings of a survey of SP practices within a sample of over 280 public procurement practitioners from 20 countries and with collective responsibility for expenditure totalling $45bn p.a.

Findings – The authors' analysis shows that some SP practices are evident in public sector procurement practice and that the extent and nature of SP practices varies significantly across regions. In addition, the authors highlight the main facilitators of, and barriers to, engagement with SP and investigate their importance for engagement with particular dimensions of SP.

Research limitations/implications – Survey respondents are volunteers and may to some degree be more interested in, or engaged with, SP than other public sector organisations. The analysis is cross-sectional and therefore provides only a snapshot of SP practice in the public sector organisations studied.

Practical implications – The paper identifies how policy and practice in SP vary across regions, providing practical insights into whether and how government policies are being implemented around the world.

Originality/value – The paper provides the first systematic and comprehensive insight into how public bodies are implementing SP internationally and of the major situational factors that are shaping engagement with SP. The authors evaluate the current effectiveness of policy initiatives regarding SP and highlight the organisational catalysts and inhibitors of greater involvement in SP.

Design/methodology/approach – The authors report the findings of a survey of SP practices within a sample of over 280 public procurement practitioners from 20 countries and with collective responsibility for expenditure totalling $45bn p.a.

Findings – The authors' analysis shows that some SP practices are evident in public sector procurement practice and that the extent and nature of SP practices varies significantly across regions. In addition, the authors highlight the main facilitators of, and barriers to, engagement with SP and investigate their importance for engagement with particular dimensions of SP.

Research limitations/implications – Survey respondents are volunteers and may to some degree be more interested in, or engaged with, SP than other public sector organisations. The analysis is cross-sectional and therefore provides only a snapshot of SP practice in the public sector organisations studied.

Practical implications – The paper identifies how policy and practice in SP vary across regions, providing practical insights into whether and how government policies are being implemented around the world.

Originality/value – The paper provides the first systematic and comprehensive insight into how public bodies are implementing SP internationally and of the major situational factors that are shaping engagement with SP. The authors evaluate the current effectiveness of policy initiatives regarding SP and highlight the organisational catalysts and inhibitors of greater involvement in SP.

Sustainable procurement in the public sector: an international comparative study

Purpose – This study aims to investigate sustainable procurement in the UK public sector.Design/methodology/approach – Sustainable procurement is investigated using a questionnaire that draws on established scales for “purchasing social responsibility”. The survey was administered across the UK public sector, and 106 responses were received from procurement officers.Findings – Analysis of quantitative and qualitative survey data reveal there is significant variation across public sector agencies in the nature of sustainable procurement practice. Local authorities have a particularly strong emphasis on buying from local and small suppliers relative to other sectors, health looks generally lower in many categories, and education appears to have something of an emphasis on environmental aspects of sustainable procurement. Cost has been found to be the leading barrier to sustainable procurement, and top management support the leading facilitator.Research limitations/implications – There is likely to be select...

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Sustainable procurement in the United Kingdom public sector

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate theoretical perspectives in sustainable supply
chain management (SSCM) and contributes to understanding the current state of research in the field
and its future development.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper conducts a structured literature review and aims at
mapping the use of theories in the field. The authors assess the current state of research, looking in
more details at popular theories, and propose possible future avenues for the field to develop.
Findings – Theory-building efforts in SSCM remain scarce, with the predominance of a few popular
imported macro theories (resource-based view (RBV), stakeholder theory and institutional theory)
having implications on the conceptualisation of SSCM and the topics researched to date. More
theoretical contributions can potentially emerge from the adoption of original methodologies, the
investigation of under-explored aspects of SSCM and the testing of recently developed frameworks.
Research limitations/implications – Drawing on the analysis the authors propose an overarching
map of popular theories in SSCM and define potential avenues towards the maturation of the discipline.
A number of propositions are offered to guide future research. This study constitutes a first step
towards understanding how theories in SSCM are developing and how SSCM has been conceptualised.
Originality/value – The originality of this paper lies in its analytical focus on theories in SSCM,
which have not been mapped to date.

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Helen Walker

Papers

Drivers and barriers to environmental supply chain management practices: lessons from the public and private sectors

Risk in supply networks

Sustainable procurement in the public sector: an international comparative study

Sustainable procurement in the United Kingdom public sector

Theories in sustainable supply chain management: a structured literature review