Sustainable strategic sourcing decisions: The logic of appropriateness applied to the Brazilian market

Joachim Timlon
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the factors that influence strategic sourcing decisions to the Brazilian market based on societal and natural values.Design/methodology/approach – A case study method is used because of its suitability for exploring how a Scandinavian multinational corporation can respond to the social context in the Brazilian market by matching, in competition with other firms, its own values, norms and beliefs to those prevailing in the Brazilian market.Findings – The response to the social context in the Brazilian market and the integration with the group's ethical standards comprise certain appropriate corporate social responsibility practices that result in natural and social benefits for the stakeholders, which in turn creates social advantages.Research limitations/implications – The study is focused on the Brazilian market and would benefit from the availability of data in other emerging country markets that pose potential outsourcing destinations, enab...
可持续战略采购决策:适当的逻辑适用于巴西市场
目的-本文的目的是识别和分析影响巴西市场基于社会和自然价值的战略采购决策的因素。设计/方法论/方法-使用案例研究方法,因为它适合探索斯堪的纳维亚跨国公司如何通过与其他公司竞争,将自己的价值观、规范和信仰与巴西市场的主流价值观、规范和信仰相匹配,来应对巴西市场的社会背景。调查结果-对巴西市场社会背景的回应以及与集团道德标准的整合,包括某些适当的企业社会责任实践,为利益相关者带来自然和社会效益,从而创造社会优势。研究局限性/影响-该研究主要关注巴西市场,并将受益于其他新兴国家市场的可用性数据,这些市场构成潜在的外包目的地,使…
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