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Social sustainable supply chains in the food industry: A perspective of an emerging economy
Author(s) -
Khan Sharfuddin Ahmed,
Mubarik Muhammad Shujaat,
KusiSarpong Simonov,
Zaman Syed Imran,
Kazmi Syed Hasnain Alam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
corporate social responsibility and environmental management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.519
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1535-3966
pISSN - 1535-3958
DOI - 10.1002/csr.2057
Subject(s) - business , supply chain , sustainability , emerging markets , work (physics) , sustainable development , perspective (graphical) , balance (ability) , marketing , engineering , political science , finance , artificial intelligence , law , computer science , mechanical engineering , medicine , ecology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biology
The purpose of this study is to identify a list of important social sustainable supply chain indicators and determine the cause and effect group from the food sector of an emerging economy of Pakistan. The Decision‐Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) based methodology is introduced to aid the evaluation of these indicators. The results show that the “ balance between work and life ” is the topmost influential and cause indicator among the cause group indicators. Similarly, a “ safe and healthy working environment ” is the topmost effect indicator among the effect group indicators. These results will inform managers and policy makers in the food sector, especially from the emerging economies such as Pakistan to formulate strategies that could aid in advancing social sustainability and transitioning towards a truly sustainable supply chain.