INTBUS 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Control Variable, Decision-Making, Resource Productivity
22 Oct 2020
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Global supply chain: tutorial 4: the impact of institutional pressures, top managers" posture and reverse logistics on performance evidence from. Reverse logistic: series of activities necessary to retrieve a returned, used or damaged product from the point of consumption to either dispose of it or recover economic and/or environmental value. Viewed as an effective way to improve resource productivity, reduce the negative impact to environment, and improve both business performance and environmental performance enabling firms to achieve competitive advantage. Reduction of firm"s material and energy resources consumption, reduction of operating costs. One of the most polluted regions in the world. Manufacturers experience resource constraints and increasing number of environmental regulations. Based on institutional theory (= assuming organizational decisions are based on the social structure in which the firm operates) Explores the effect of reverse logistic on firm"s performance: theoretical background and research hypotheses. Decision making should not only be based on rational and economical goals but also consider other organizations.
