Multinational corporations and inclusive supply chains: How conflicting social and market logics can coexist

IF 8.8 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI:10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101663

Garry D. Bruton , Jorge H. Mejia-Morelos , David Ahlstrom

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Abstract

An institutional logic represents the way a particular socioeconomic world works. Building on an institutional logics approach, this paper examines how a multinational corporation balances market and social logics. Specifically, we examine an inclusive supply chain in the Mexican business unit of a leading multinational. Employing 50 indepth interviews, observations, and further secondary data, we find that while the market logic is not unexpectedly superordinate, the multinational corporation is able to manage both logics successfully through specific mechanisms beyond employing basic tradeoffs. This research contributes to understanding the management of diverging market and social logics, and adds to the theoretical understanding of inclusive supply chains, while also showing how a multinational corporation can help to address the global challenge of poverty by mobilizing an inclusive supply chain.

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跨国公司与包容性供应链：矛盾的社会逻辑与市场逻辑如何共存

制度逻辑代表了特定社会经济世界的运作方式。本文从制度逻辑的角度考察跨国公司如何平衡市场逻辑和社会逻辑。具体来说，我们考察了一家领先跨国公司墨西哥业务部门的包容性供应链。通过50次深度访谈、观察和进一步的二手数据，我们发现，虽然市场逻辑并非出乎意料地优越，但跨国公司能够通过采用基本权衡之外的特定机制成功地管理这两种逻辑。本研究有助于理解分化市场和社会逻辑的管理，增加了对包容性供应链的理论理解，同时也展示了跨国公司如何通过动员包容性供应链来帮助解决全球贫困挑战。

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Journal of World Business BUSINESS-

CiteScore

16.50

自引率

11.20%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of World Business holds a distinguished position as a leading publication within the realm of International Business. Rooted in a legacy dating back to 1965, when it was established as the Columbia Journal of World Business, JWB is committed to disseminating cutting-edge research that reflects significant advancements in the field. The journal actively seeks submissions that propel new theoretical frameworks and innovative perspectives on International Business phenomena. Aligned with its domain statement, submissions are expected to possess a clear multinational, cross-border, or international comparative focus, while remaining pertinent to the study of management and organizations. JWB particularly encourages submissions that challenge established theories or assumptions, presenting pioneering or counterintuitive findings. With an inclusive approach, the journal welcomes contributions from diverse conceptual and theoretical traditions, encompassing allied social sciences and behavioral sciences. Submissions should either develop new theories or rigorously test existing ones, employing a variety of qualitative, quantitative, or other methodological approaches. While JWB primarily caters to scholars and researchers, it values contributions that explore implications for Multinational Enterprises and their management, as well as ramifications for public policy and the broader societal role of business.