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Farhad Frögren, Nandita
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Farhad, N. (2020). Achieving sustainability and transparency in raw material supply chains by incorporating multi-stakeholder initiatives in business models. In: : . Paper presented at The 7th EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Achieving sustainability and transparency in raw material supply chains by incorporating multi-stakeholder initiatives in business models
2020 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Keywords
Sustainable supply chain, transparency, multi-stakeholder initiatives, business models
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-164107 (URN)
Conference
The 7th EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum
Available from: 2020-03-05 Created: 2020-03-05 Last updated: 2026-01-23
Farhad Frögren, N. & Fried, A. (2020). J. L. Apparel Limited (2ed.). In: F. G. H. Hartmann; K. Kraus; G. Nilsson; R. N. Anthony; V. Govindarajan (Ed.), Management control systems: (pp. 247-252). London: McGraw-Hill
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2020 (English)In: Management control systems / [ed] F. G. H. Hartmann; K. Kraus; G. Nilsson; R. N. Anthony; V. Govindarajan, London: McGraw-Hill, 2020, 2, p. 247-252Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: McGraw-Hill, 2020 Edition: 2
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-172148 (URN)9781526848314 (ISBN)1526848317 (ISBN)1526848325 (ISBN)
Note

Teaching case

Available from: 2020-12-28 Created: 2020-12-28 Last updated: 2021-08-13Bibliographically approved
Farhad Frögren, N. & Fried, A. (2020). The clothing industry supply chain (2ed.). In: F. G. H. Hartmann, K. Kraus, G. Nilsson, R. N. Anthony, & V. Govindarajan (Ed.), Management control systems: (pp. 241-246). London: McGraw-Hill
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2020 (English)In: Management control systems / [ed] F. G. H. Hartmann, K. Kraus, G. Nilsson, R. N. Anthony, & V. Govindarajan, London: McGraw-Hill, 2020, 2, p. 241-246Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: McGraw-Hill, 2020 Edition: 2
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-172147 (URN)9781526848314 (ISBN)1526848317 (ISBN)1526848325 (ISBN)
Note

Teaching case

Available from: 2020-12-28 Created: 2020-12-28 Last updated: 2021-08-13Bibliographically approved
Farhad Frögren, N., Rehme, J. & Marshall, D. (2019). How multinational buying firms take multi-stakeholder initiatives: A study of Bangladesh ready-made garments industry. In: : . Paper presented at 28th International conference IPSERA, Milan, Italy, April 14-17, 2019.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>How multinational buying firms take multi-stakeholder initiatives: A study of Bangladesh ready-made garments industry
2019 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Keywords
Multi-stakeholder initiatives, Social sustainability, Ready-made garments
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-164106 (URN)
Conference
28th International conference IPSERA, Milan, Italy, April 14-17, 2019
Available from: 2020-03-05 Created: 2020-03-05 Last updated: 2020-03-20Bibliographically approved
Farhad, N. (2019). Supply Chain Governance for Social Sustainability: A Study of the Ready-Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh. (Doctoral dissertation). Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Supply Chain Governance for Social Sustainability: A Study of the Ready-Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh
2019 (English)Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This PhD thesis approaches the phenomenon of supply chain governance for social sustainability in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh. This research is based on a study of eight large multinational corporations (e.g. clothing brands and retailers) and their ready-made garment suppliers. The purpose of this research is to understand how supply chain governance mechanisms and governance structures improve social sustainability performance when stakeholders are engaged.

The study identifies four main governance systems, namely, market-based, hierarchical controlbased, collaborative multi-stakeholder-based and relational cross-sectoral-based. These governance systems are employed in the supply chain by the multinational corporations in combination with different stakeholders, such as suppliers, multi-stakeholder-initiatives, and non-government organisations. The study focuses on the challenges faced by the multinational corporations to ensure social sustainability, whilst at the same time, incorporating suppliers’ viewpoints on the consequences of different governance systems for social sustainability.

This research shows the choice of governance structures from market-based, hierarchy-based, collaboration-based and relational-based depend on the cost of managing relationships with the stakeholders and potential risks of governance in a given situation. An effective governance structure for a multinational corporation in a particular context is determined by how well the structure supports governance mechanisms to reduce associated transaction risks that results from potential opportunistic behaviour of the suppliers. In this research, it is argued that governance structure provides the platform for practicing a set of governance mechanisms.

The study claims that social sustainability governance incorporates three mechanisms with separate outcomes: one consists of buyer-driven control-based mechanisms which include codes of conduct, supplier assessment and monitoring, and supplier training for regular social compliance; the second consists of multi-stakeholder-based governance mechanisms for structural compliance when unexpected problems occur, for example, building collapse, electrical and fire safety risks emerge; and the third comprises cross-sectoral governance mechanisms when the multinational corporations involve with non-government organisations for social development of the garment workers and community by facilitating drinking water, health-hygiene, education, and so on.

This thesis contributes to the Sustainable Supply Chain Management literature by expanding knowledge of supply chain governance through bringing an understanding of governance mechanisms, governance structures and stakeholder engagements for social sustainability. As the demand for supply chain governance for social sustainability are growing, this thesis can help responsible corporate sourcing managers to develop a deeper understanding of how supply chain governance can affect social sustainability. 

Abstract [sv]

Denna doktorsavhandling tar sig an fenomenet leverantörsstyrning för social hållbarhet i klädindustrin i Bangladesh. Forskningen baseras på en studie av åtta stora multinationella företag, tillika återförsäljare av kläder och välkända klädmärken. Syftet med studien är att förstå hur leverantörsstyrningsmekanismer och styrstrukturer kan förbättra socialt hållbarhetsarbete när flera aktörer är engagerade och samverkar.

Resultatet av studien indikerar att multinationella företag de facto engagerar sig med andra aktörer för att förbättra sin förmåga att bedriva socialt hållbarhetsarbete. Studien identifierar fyra olika typer av leverantörsstyrsystem: ett marknadsbaserat, ett hierarkiskt kontrollbaserat, ett kollaborativt multi-intressentbaserat samt ett relationellt sektorsövergripande system. Dessa styrningssystem tillämpas i leverantörskedjan av de multinationella företagen i samarbete med andra aktörer såsom leverantörer, ‘multi-intressentinitiativ’ och icke-statliga organisationer. Studien fokuserar dels på de utmaningar som föreligger för de multinationella företagen när det gäller att säkerställa social hållbarhet, dels på hur leverantörer uppfattar konsekvenserna av de olika styrningssystemen för social hållbarhet.

Denna forskning visar att valet av styrstruktur, från marknadsbaserad, hierarkibaserad, kollaborativ och relationell är beroende dels av kostnaden för att hantera och upprätthålla relationer med de olika aktörerna, dels av de potentiella riskerna som föreligger i en viss situation. Vad som utgör en effektiv styrstruktur för ett multinationellt företag i en viss given kontext avgörs av hur väl strukturen stödjer styrningsmekanismer för att reducera transaktionsrisker som bottnar i ett potentiellt opportunistiskt beteende hos leverantörerna. I denna forskning argumenteras det för att struktur ger en plattform för att tillämpa ett antal styrningsmekanismer.

Studien visar att styrning av social hållbarhet omfattar tre typer av mekanismer med olika utgång. En består av köparstyrda styrningsmekanismer som omfattar uppförandekoder, leverantörskontroll och leverantörsutbildning. Den andra består av multi-initiativbaserade styrningsmekanismer av hur det strukturella arbetet för att hantera oväntade problem (t.ex. bygg-, el- och brandsäkerhetsrisker) efterföljs. Det tredje omfattar sektorsövergripande styrningsmekanismer där de multinationella företagen samverkar med lokala icke-statliga organisationer i projekt som syftar till social utveckling (tillgång till rent vatten, hälso- & utbildningsinsatser, etc.) för fabriksarbetarna och det omgivande samhället.

Denna avhandling bidrar till Sustainable Supply Chain Management-litteraturen då den utvidgar kunskapen om leverantörsstyrning för social hållbarhet genom en den ger en ökad förståelse för styrningsmekanismer, styrstrukturer och olika aktörers engagemang för social hållbarhet. I takt med att behovet av leverantörsstyrning för social hållbarhet ökar kan denna avhandling hjälpa ansvariga ‘corporate sourcing managers’ att utveckla en fördjupad förståelse för hur leverantörsstyrning kan påverka social hållbarhet.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, 2019. p. 300
Series
Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations, ISSN 0345-7524 ; 2004
Keywords
social sustainability, supply chain governance, multi-stakeholder initiatives, ready-made garment industry., social hållbarhet, leverantörsstyrning, multi-intressentinitiativ, klädindustrin
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159653 (URN)10.3384/diss.diva-159653 (DOI)9789176850206 (ISBN)
Public defence
2019-09-09, ACAS, A-huset, Campus Valla, Linköping, 10:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Available from: 2019-08-15 Created: 2019-08-15 Last updated: 2019-08-15Bibliographically approved
Farhad Frögren, N., Rehme, J. & Marshall, D. (2019). The Rana Plaza aftermath: How multi-stakeholder initiatives impact social sustainability practice implementation and outcomes. In: : . Paper presented at 6th International EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The Rana Plaza aftermath: How multi-stakeholder initiatives impact social sustainability practice implementation and outcomes
2019 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
National Category
Social Sciences Economics and Business Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-164104 (URN)
Conference
6th International EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum
Available from: 2020-03-05 Created: 2020-03-05 Last updated: 2020-03-18
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