Supply chain collaboration for sustainability: A literature review and future research agenda

• Chen, Lujie 
• Zhao, Xiande 
• Tang, Ou 
• Price, Lydia  
• Zhang, Shanshan 
• Zhu, Wenwen  

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Abstract

New　technology　is　altering　business　strategies　and　innovation　capabilities　while　increasing　the　possibilities　of　production　and　process　innovation.　Supply　chain　collaboration　undertaken　for　the　sake　of　sustainability　is　currently　speeding　up　this　process　of　change;　a　growing　pool　of　research　is　exploring　the　links　between　sustainability　collaboration　and　company　performance　on　economic,　environmental,　and　social　metrics.　It　is　a　good　time　to　review　the　literature　to　reveal　what　has　been　studied　and　what　are　the　gaps　in　the　current　body　of　knowledge,　and　also　to　comment　on　what　the　future　research　agenda　should　include.　For　these　purposes,　the　authors　conducted　a　systematic　literature　review　and　a　quantitative　bibliometric　analysis.　Results　indicate　that　research　about　supply　chain　collaboration　for　the　purpose　of　sustainability　is　gaining　growing　attention　in　the　business　field;　however,　environmental　and　economic　considerations　still　dominate　the　research,　while　there　is　a　lack　of　consideration　about　social　concerns　such　as　child　labor　and　personal　development.　In　addition,　the　collaboration　partners　under　investigation　have　mainly　been　the　company　and　its　customers　and　suppliers,　whereas　competitors　and　other　horizontal　collaboration　partners　have　received　little　attention.

Keyword

• Literature review
• Supply chain collaboration
• Sustainability
• Triangulation technique

Author Community

[Chen, Lujie ; Zhao, Xiande ; Price, Lydia] China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Hongfeng Road, Pudong, Shanghai 201206, China

[Tang, Ou] Division of Production Economics, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

[Zhang, Shanshan ; Zhu, Wenwen] South China University of Technology, School of Business Administration, China

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