Sourcing innovation has become prevalent only in the recent years; therefore, researchers address the practice of sourcing innovation using various terminologies and there is no fixed definition in the extant literature for sourcing innovation. While there are several explanations and terms...

Purpose – The need for innovations to achieve economically viable and green supply chains has been illuminated in recent literature. Closed‐loop supply chains are part of green supply chain management and include traditional forward supply‐chain activities as well as additional activities...