Article
Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices and Dynamic Capabilities in the Automotive Industry
Academy of Management Proceedings
(2015)
Abstract
Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and dynamic capabilities (DCs) are both relatively young research fields that have gained increased attention within the last years. The DC concept, originating within the strategic management field, examines adapting to changing corporate environments and industries, while SSCM extends goals beyond the financial aspect to include the environment and society. The automotive industry is considered a high-velocity environment with frequent fluctuations in regulatory, customer, and societal demands, making it a suitable candidate for observation. The purpose of the study is to further develop the theories and provide practical implications for the industry. Previously identified practices in SSCM are related to DCs by identifying them as basic routines that form specific DCs. We conducted a systematic literature review on sustainable automotive supply chain articles (N=49) published in English, peer-reviewed journals. Our results reveal ways that SC members are adapting to changes in the environment, i.e. exploiting DCs, whether it be due to government regulations, changing trends in customer demands, or competitors’ behavior, and thus portray the potential of applying a former single-firm based concept to a holistic supply chain particularly when pursuing sustainability efforts.
Keywords
- dynamic capabilities,
- literature review,
- sustainable supply chain management
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2015.13660abstract
Publisher Statement
Nominated for Best Student Paper in Operations Division - 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
Citation Information
Anna Land, Henrik Nielsen, Stefan Seuring and Daiane Muelling Neutzling. "Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices and Dynamic Capabilities in the Automotive Industry" Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2015 Iss. 1 (2015) ISSN: 2151-6561 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anna-land/30/