Innovation Patterns in Sustainable Practice Implementation: A Supply Chain Perspective

摘要

A review of literature suggests that further empirical research, supported by an applicable and appropriate theoretical base, is critical to further understanding the relationship between types of innovation implementation of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices in different industries. In this study, we adopt a multi-level innovation perspective to explore the relationships between innovation creation and the development of SSCM practices through theoretical lenses of organizational learning, ambidexterity, and absorptive capacity. Our multiple case design contributes to supply chain management and innovation literature and practice by identifying the different innovation types that emerge when SSCM practices are being implemented.