Multinational Enterprises and the Governance of Sustainability Practices in Emerging Market Supply Chains: An Agile Governance Perspective

Vivek Soundararajan; Sreevas  Sahasranamam; Zaheer Khan; Tanusree  Jain

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101149

Multinational Enterprises and the Governance of Sustainability Practices in Emerging Market Supply Chains: An Agile Governance Perspective

Vivek Soundararajan^* (Corresponding Author), Sreevas Sahasranamam, Zaheer Khan, Tanusree Jain

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Abstract

Advanced economy multinational enterprises (AMNEs) face idiosyncratic challenges related to the governance of their sustainability practices in their emerging market supply chains. One way for AMNEs to address these challenges would be by adopting agile sustainability governance mechanisms. Drawing on the theories of experimentalist governance and deliberation, we propose a processual framework suited to develop agile sustainability governance mechanisms. We explore the challenges to supplier participation and the factors that enable an authentic dialogue in the process. We contribute to the scholarship on transnational governance and strategic agility, and offer practical implications which are also relevant for disruptions like COVID-19.

Original language	English
Article number	101149
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of World Business
Volume	56
Issue number	2
Early online date	14 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101149
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2021

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Global supply chains
Emerging markets
Strategic agility
Governance
Sustainability
MNEs

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