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Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in Global Supply Chains: A Research Agenda
Author(s) -
Kuruvilla Sarosh,
Li Chunyun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1523-2409
DOI - 10.1111/jscm.12259
Subject(s) - freedom of association , collective bargaining , association (psychology) , supply chain , work (physics) , business , industrial organization , economics , law and economics , political science , market economy , marketing , human rights , law , psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , psychotherapist
This article outlines a research agenda for Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining, two fundamental labor rights essential to the achievement of “Decent Work” for workers in global supply chains. The authors argue that SCM scholars are uniquely positioned to address how workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights in global supply chains could be improved. This stems, in part, from the fact that SCM researchers and industry practitioners share a common “logic of efficiency” in the analysis of supply chains. The authors suggest three broad areas of research on freedom of association and collective bargaining, with their attendant methodological implications.