Delivering societal impact through supply chain design: insights from B Corps

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dc.contributor.authorRosca, Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Kelsey
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-10T19:08:13Z
dc.date.available2023-07-10T19:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-13
dc.date.submitted2023-06-22T14:14:14Zen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose This paper examines how different configurations of societal impact are pursued by purpose-driven organizations (PDOs) and how these configurations align with the application of varying supply chain design (SCD) practices. Design/methodology/approach This multi-method study uses quantitative data from 1588 B Corps and qualitative data from 316 B Corps to examine how PDOs align SCD with the pursuit of diverse types of societal impact. The authors first conduct a cluster analysis to group organizations based on the impact they create. Second, qualitative content analysis connects impact with enabling SCD elements. Findings The analysis of the five identified clusters provides detailed empirical insights on influencers, design decisions and building blocks adopted by PDOs to drive a range of societal impacts. Specifically, the nature of the impact pursued affects (1) whether a PDO will be more influenced by a need in the political environment or an opportunity in the industry environment, (2) the relative importance of the design of social flows versus material flows and (3) the need to develop new relational resources with beneficiaries versus leveraging existing capabilities to manage inter-firm processes. Originality/value This study responds to calls to disaggregate different dimensions of societal impact and examines the relationship between SCD and a breadth of sustainability impacts for different stakeholders. In doing so, the authors identify four SCD pathways organizations can follow to achieve specific societal impacts. This study is also the first to employ a supply chain perspective in the study of certified B Corps.
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJOPM-07-2022-0444
dc.identifier.issn0144-3577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/37409
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectsupply chain management
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectsupply chain design
dc.subjectB Corporations
dc.titleDelivering societal impact through supply chain design: insights from B Corps
dc.typejournal article
local.author.affiliationAsper School of Business::Department of Supply Chain Management
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Operations & Production Management
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