The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers
To better satisfy various stakeholders, firms are seeking integrated practices that can enhance their sustainability performance, also well known as the Triple Bottom Line (3BL). The fashion industry exhibits potential conflicts with the spirit of sustainability because of the waste created by high...
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| author | Wu, Lin Subramanian, Nachiappan Abdulrahman, Muhammad Liu, Chang Lai, Kee-hung Pawar, Kulwant |
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| description | To better satisfy various stakeholders, firms are seeking integrated practices that can enhance their sustainability performance, also well known as the Triple Bottom Line (3BL). The fashion industry exhibits potential conflicts with the spirit of sustainability because of the waste created by high levels of demand uncertainty and the extant usage of resources in production. Literature suggests that selected stand-alone practices of lean, green, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) management systems have a positive impact on firm sustainability performance. However, how the combination of selected practices from these three management systems impacts the 3BL remains unclear. Based on case studies, we build an integrated sustainable practices model incorporating the most popular lean, green, and social practices and develop propositions for future tests. Our framework suggests the implementation of integrated practices would have a stronger influence on 3BL performance than individual practice implementation. |
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| spelling | nottingham-473472020-05-04T17:03:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47347/ The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers Wu, Lin Subramanian, Nachiappan Abdulrahman, Muhammad Liu, Chang Lai, Kee-hung Pawar, Kulwant To better satisfy various stakeholders, firms are seeking integrated practices that can enhance their sustainability performance, also well known as the Triple Bottom Line (3BL). The fashion industry exhibits potential conflicts with the spirit of sustainability because of the waste created by high levels of demand uncertainty and the extant usage of resources in production. Literature suggests that selected stand-alone practices of lean, green, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) management systems have a positive impact on firm sustainability performance. However, how the combination of selected practices from these three management systems impacts the 3BL remains unclear. Based on case studies, we build an integrated sustainable practices model incorporating the most popular lean, green, and social practices and develop propositions for future tests. Our framework suggests the implementation of integrated practices would have a stronger influence on 3BL performance than individual practice implementation. MDPI 2015-03-31 Article PeerReviewed Wu, Lin, Subramanian, Nachiappan, Abdulrahman, Muhammad, Liu, Chang, Lai, Kee-hung and Pawar, Kulwant (2015) The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers. Sustainability, 7 (4). pp. 3838-3858. ISSN 2071-1050 Lean; Green; Social; Sustainability; Triple Bottom Line (3BL) https://doi.org/10.3390/su7043838 doi:10.3390/su7043838 doi:10.3390/su7043838 |
| spellingShingle | Lean; Green; Social; Sustainability; Triple Bottom Line (3BL) Wu, Lin Subramanian, Nachiappan Abdulrahman, Muhammad Liu, Chang Lai, Kee-hung Pawar, Kulwant The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers |
| title | The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers |
| title_full | The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers |
| title_fullStr | The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers |
| title_short | The impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from Chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers |
| title_sort | impact of integrated practices of lean, green, and social management systems on firm sustainability performance: evidence from chinese fashion auto-parts suppliers |
| topic | Lean; Green; Social; Sustainability; Triple Bottom Line (3BL) |
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