Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption

Volume: 6 Number: 6 August 1, 2016
  • Hossein Nezakati
  • Meghdad Abbasian Fereidouni
  • Jamil Bojei
  • Ho Jo Ann
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Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption

Abstract

On one hand businesses can be criticized by Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) scrutiny, one the other hand companies can be supported from NGOs to remove the barriers and positively influence on customer perceptions. The aim of this study is to critically assess the role of NGOs in sustainability two different perspectives, namely, “coercive view” and “supportive view”. This study may benefit the NGOs partnering with Multination Companies (MNCs) to identify the effect of this partnership on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Also, SMEs and MNCs can use the framework to mind more the role of NGOs in their SSCM. Using literatures support, This Study found that, NGOs support MNCs can lead to MNCs reputation and empowering, whereas this relationship make some barrier in SMEs’ sustainability practice by increasing costs of new market entry. Moreover, SMEs can use NGOs support to remove adoption barriers and increase their profits.

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Hossein Nezakati This is me

Meghdad Abbasian Fereidouni This is me

Jamil Bojei This is me

Ho Jo Ann This is me

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August 1, 2016

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August 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 6 Number: 6

APA
Nezakati, H., Fereidouni, M. A., Bojei, J., & Ann, H. J. (2016). Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 6(6), 27-30. https://izlik.org/JA79BP23DC
AMA
1.Nezakati H, Fereidouni MA, Bojei J, Ann HJ. Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption. IJEFI. 2016;6(6):27-30. https://izlik.org/JA79BP23DC
Chicago
Nezakati, Hossein, Meghdad Abbasian Fereidouni, Jamil Bojei, and Ho Jo Ann. 2016. “Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-Governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption”. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 6 (6): 27-30. https://izlik.org/JA79BP23DC.
EndNote
Nezakati H, Fereidouni MA, Bojei J, Ann HJ (August 1, 2016) Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 6 6 27–30.
IEEE
[1]H. Nezakati, M. A. Fereidouni, J. Bojei, and H. J. Ann, “Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption”, IJEFI, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 27–30, Aug. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA79BP23DC
ISNAD
Nezakati, Hossein - Fereidouni, Meghdad Abbasian - Bojei, Jamil - Ann, Ho Jo. “Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-Governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption”. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 6/6 (August 1, 2016): 27-30. https://izlik.org/JA79BP23DC.
JAMA
1.Nezakati H, Fereidouni MA, Bojei J, Ann HJ. Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption. IJEFI. 2016;6:27–30.
MLA
Nezakati, Hossein, et al. “Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-Governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption”. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol. 6, no. 6, Aug. 2016, pp. 27-30, https://izlik.org/JA79BP23DC.
Vancouver
1.Hossein Nezakati, Meghdad Abbasian Fereidouni, Jamil Bojei, Ho Jo Ann. Coercive or Supportive: An Assessment of Non-governmental Organizations Role in Sustainable Supply Chains Adoption. IJEFI [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 1;6(6):27-30. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79BP23DC