Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on thousands of audits conducted...

Problem Definition: To manage supplier social responsibility (SR), some firms have adopted a self-assessment strategy whereby they ask suppliers to self-report SR capabilities. Self-reported information is difficult to verify and this leads to an important credibility question: can a buyer...

Die vorliegende Dissertation beschäftigt sich mit der zentralen Fragestellung, wie fokale Unternehmen sicherstellen können, dass möglichst nicht nur ihre direkten Lieferanten sich an definierte soziale und ökologische Nachhaltigkeitsstandards halten, sondern auch vertraglich ungebundene...