The Role of Entrepreneurship and Human Resources in Supporting Sustainability-Oriented Innovations in Food Supply Chain Management
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description: The purpose of this research aims to critically understand the role of entrepreneurship and human resources (HR) in supporting sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) in supply chain (SC) of food retailers in Jordan, in order to provide a novel conceptual framework. Attempting to overcome challenges generated from unsustainable business performance such as seeking to reduce harmful environmental and social influences while taking into consideration of economic aspects, SOI has gained attention quickly since it brings transformations to products, processes, practices and behavioral patterns. There has been little theoretical and empirical understanding of how SOI in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) can offer a potential framework to link innovation orientation and sustainable orientation. Prior research has also had overlaps amongst the key themes used by most of the theoretical perspectives to understand SOI in food SC. This research also provides managerial recommendations concerning the applicability of SOI in food SC. The phenomena of SOI was explored and explained from four theoretical perspectives: network, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability. The methodology of this research is qualitative. A systematic literature review was followed to critically evaluate previous research, which led to constructing an initial conceptual framework. A two-stage approach was applied. First stage, eight expert interviews of HR managers and academic researchers were conducted to refine the initial conceptual framework resulting in a proposed framework. Second stage, a multiple-case study, including 30 semi-structured interviews, 18 observations and secondary data from six case studies of retailers, was conducted in 2019. High- order key themes of the four perspectives (network, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability) were examined in each case, drawing on common literature-based terminology. Cross-case analysis techniques were then used in order to refine t…
abstract: The purpose of this research aims to critically understand the role of entrepreneurship and human resources (HR) in supporting sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) in supply chain (SC) of food retailers in Jordan, in order to provide a novel conceptual framework. Attempting to overcome challenges generated from unsustainable business performance such as seeking to reduce harmful environmental and social influences while taking into consideration of economic aspects, SOI has gained attention quickly since it brings transformations to products, processes, practices and behavioral patterns. There has been little theoretical and empirical understanding of how SOI in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) can offer a potential framework to link innovation orientation and sustainable orientation. Prior research has also had overlaps amongst the key themes used by most of the theoretical perspectives to understand SOI in food SC. This research also provides managerial recommendations concerning the applicability of SOI in food SC. The phenomena of SOI was explored and explained from four theoretical perspectives: network, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability. The methodology of this research is qualitative. A systematic literature review was followed to critically evaluate previous research, which led to constructing an initial conceptual framework. A two-stage approach was applied. First stage, eight expert interviews of HR managers and academic researchers were conducted to refine the initial conceptual framework resulting in a proposed framework. Second stage, a multiple-case study, including 30 semi-structured interviews, 18 observations and secondary data from six case studies of retailers, was conducted in 2019. High- order key themes of the four perspectives (network, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability) were examined in each case, drawing on common literature-based terminology. Cross-case analysis techniques were then used in order to refine t…
author: Hattar, Christine
language: eng
keywords: SOI, SCM, Network, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Sustainability, HR, Food Retailers
date published: 2020-10
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:26:52Z
provider: University of Northampton
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Northampton