Is there a sweet spot in ethical trade? A critical appraisal of the potential for aligning buyer, supplier and worker interests in global production networks

dc.contributor.authorLund-Thomsen, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLindgreen, Adam
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-28T06:04:48Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.description.abstractWe undertake a critical appraisal of the existence of the so- called 'sweet spot' in ethical trade at which the interests of buyers, suppliers, and workers intersect to enable benefits for commercial buyers and suppliers and improvements in the conditions of workers at the base of global production networks. In turn, we take the perspectives of three central actors typically involved in ethical trade: buyers/brands, suppliers in the Global South, and workers at the base of these networks. By applying all three perspectives, we theorize about the circumstances in which the sweet spot in ethical trade might emerge, reflecting an amended version of Gereffi et al.'s (2005) theory of value chain governance. We conclude that the possibility of identifying a sweet spot in ethical trade improves as we move from market-based transactions toward hierarchical governance in global production networks.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2019-03-30
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/geoforumen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLund-Thomsen, P. & Lindgreen, A. 2018, 'Is there a sweet spot in ethical trade? A critical appraisal of the potential for aligning buyer, supplier and worker interests in global production networks', Geoforum, vol. 90, pp. 84-90.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0016-7185 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1872-9398 (onine)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.01.020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64119
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Geoforum. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Geoforum, vol. 90, pp. 84-90, 2018. doi : 10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.01.020.en_ZA
dc.subjectGlobal production networksen_ZA
dc.subjectWorker perspectivesen_ZA
dc.subjectSupplier perspectivesen_ZA
dc.subjectBuyer perspectivesen_ZA
dc.subjectEthical tradeen_ZA
dc.titleIs there a sweet spot in ethical trade? A critical appraisal of the potential for aligning buyer, supplier and worker interests in global production networksen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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