Annotated Bibliography: Procurement, CSR, and Supply Chain

This annotated bibliography explores key aspects of business development, encompassing procurement, corporate social responsibility (CSR), supplier chain management, supplier selection, and the triple bottom line theory. Each section provides summaries and rationales for selected articles. The procurement section examines the impact of public procurement on innovation and leading procurement strategies. The CSR section delves into the relationship between CSR and employee engagement, as well as customer perception of CSR. Supplier chain management focuses on sustainable practices and the integration of supply chain management for improved performance. Supplier selection addresses models for supplier selection and evaluation. Finally, the triple bottom line section explores the theory and practice of sustainable economic development and risk management for enhanced organizational performance. This comprehensive bibliography offers valuable insights into these crucial business development topics.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Table of Contents
1.1 Procurement .........................................................................................................................1
1.2 Corporate social responsibility..............................................................................................1
1.3 Supplier chain management..................................................................................................2
1.4 Supplier section ....................................................................................................................3
1.5 Triple bottom theory.............................................................................................................4

1.1 Procurement
Article 1
Uyarra, E. and Flanagan, K., 2010. Understanding the innovation impacts of public
procurement. European Planning Studies. 18(1). pp.123-143.
Summary- The present articles argues about to address the wide rand of social goals. Therefore,
it can be stated that the public procurement account for significant proportion aids to enhance
overall demand for goods and services. It is been increasing as an attractive and feasible manner
to furthering the goals of innovation policy.
Rational- The significance of choosing this topic as its downplay diversity in the nature of
innovation and defined that how various ranges of ways allows to have procurement majorly
impacts over innovation. Therefore, it has been stated that policy makers must focus over
promoting innovation friendly practices across all types of procurement at all the level of
governance.
Article 2
Christopher, M., Mena, C. and Van Hoek, R., 2018. Leading procurement strategy: driving value
through the supply chain. Kogan Page Publishers.
Summary- The present article argues that leading procurement strategy helps to drive supply
chain activities successfully. It covers the topic as global sourcing, cost management,
information technologies, future development and supplier relationship management.
Rational- This has been selected in order to explain that how to effectively manage and mitigate
risk in the supply chain and also appreciate the key that affects the procurement function and
develop best practices excellence teams. Hence, this is the study that aids to embrace
transformational role with regard to lead procurement teams and shows influence function that
delivers sustainable competitive advantage.
1.2 Corporate social responsibility
Rupp, D.E nand et.al., 2018. Corporate social responsibility and employee engagement: The
moderating role of CSR‐specific relative autonomy and individualism. Journal of Organizational
Behavior. 39(5). pp.559-579.
Summary- The present article argues about topic as corporate social responsibility that aids to
invoked about the identified based mechanism to explain the relationship with employees. It has
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enhanced CSR security and making the positive difference within the enterprise with help of
approach as CSR.
Rational- This articles has been selected as it is crucial to increases pro-social activity that
supports to enhance employees pro-social motivation. Hence, it can be said that CSR activities
has huge impact over external beneficiaries of the activities that provide better assistance to
employees working within the enterprise.
Article- 2
Homburg, C., Stierl, M. and Bornemann, T., 2013. Corporate social responsibility in business-to-
business markets: How organizational customers account for supplier corporate social
responsibility engagement. Journal of Marketing, 77(6), pp.54-72.
Summary- The present article argues about the percept of customer of corporate social
responsibility and how it affects customer citizenship behaviour. Therefore, result of this study
suggest that this is study that has identified that customer perception of CSR and how it
positively relate with customer citizenship behaviour. Secondly, it has been found that customer
company identification based on to mediate the positive relationship between customer
citizenship behaviour and customer perception of CSR.
Rational- However, this theory is significant in order to have proper theoretical and managerial
implication that results in limitation of study discussed and direction of further research
investigated.
1.3 Supplier chain management
Article 1
Dubey, R and et.al., 2017. Sustainable supply chain management: framework and further
research directions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, pp.1119-1130.
Summary- The present article argues about the impact of sustainable supply chain management
practices. Therefore, this research has identified that aids to drive for adoption of SSCM. It has
helped in terms to systematically reviews on the literature on the drivers of sustainable sup[ply
chain management. Sustainable supply chain is mainly focus over management of material, in-
formation and capital flows as well as cooperation among companies along the supply chain
activities. It is term that mainly depends on three dimensions as economic, environment and
social.
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Rational- This topic has been selected as it aids to put major focus over maintaining
environmental and social stability for the longer period. Hence, it aids to maintain the process of
supply chain managerial activities in better mode.
Article 2
Wook Kim, S., 2006. Effects of supply chain management practices, integration and competition
capability on performance. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 11(3), pp.241-
248.
Summary- The present article argues about the supply chain management practice, competition
capability and level of supply chain integration. It is helpful in order to developing framework
that works as to integrate strategy to its competitive strategy and this is process helps to bring
improvement in organisational performance. Better supply chain management aids to have
effective working performance.
Rational- This article has been selected as it defined that why it is crucial to maintain sustainable
performance improvement. Therefore, it defines that supply chain management practices has
significant impact on working of enterprise.
1.4 Supplier section
Article 1 :
Mohammaditabar, D. and Ghodsypour, S.H., 2016. A supplier-selection model with
classification and joint replenishment of inventory items. International Journal of Systems
Science, 47(8), pp.1745-1754.
Summary- This article has argued about the model of supplier selection classification that
suppliers leads to have reduction in ordering cost. Hence, capacity constrain supplier selection
and order allocation problem aids to have direct grouping approach. Therefore, It is model that
works as to majorly consider over joint replenishment of inventory items with the direct
grouping approach.
Rational- Therefore, it is very significant in terms to put the major consideration over number of
groups that determined by model in comparison to predetermined number of groups.
Article 2
Kanagaraj, G., Ponnambalam, S.G. and Jawahar, N., 2016. Reliability-based total cost of
ownership approach for supplier selection using cuckoo-inspired hybrid algorithm. The
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 84(5-8), pp.801-816.
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Summary- The present report argued that effective supplier selection process is crucial in order
to get the success of manufacturing organisation. Under this, it has been stated that the number of
model and techniques have been developed to deal with supplier selection and evaluation
methods. It has also defined that supplier selection methods is based on terms as quality usage,
maintenance and cost of service.
Rational- This topic has been selected as it aids to accounts both indirect and direct cost and by
the use of suppler selection it can be possible to gain success to manufacturing organisation.
1.5 Triple bottom theory
Article 1 :Hammer, J. and Pivo, G., 2017. The triple bottom line and sustainable economic
development theory and practice. Economic Development Quarterly, 31(1), pp.25-36.
Summary- The present article argued about the Triple bottom line and sustainable economic
development theory that bring better performance within the enterprise. Hence, it can be stated
triple bottom line significantly enhancing salient economical development practices. It is very
effective process that aids to bring effective process. By the use of economic development, it can
be possible to bring sustainable performance within enterprise.
Rational- This article has been selected as it defines about the importance of triple bottom
theory and it is broader term that aids to enhance business value by under taking the proper
evaluation. Hence, company must ensure their actions and this is impacting in positive aspect.
Article 2
Bowden, A.R., Lane, M.R. and Martin, J.H., 2002. Triple bottom line risk management:
enhancing profit, environmental performance, and community benefits. John Wiley & Sons.
Summary- The present article argued about that Triple bottom line that aids to measure and
improve the organisational performance. It is term that aids to put major focus over to have
continuous improvement and potential opportunities that risk management offers. Therefore, it is
based on terms as social, environmental and financial accountability for business. It is helpful
term and also aids to focus over diverse range of events and issues.
Rational- It has been selected in order to measure about the effectiveness on the basis of term as
enhancing profit, environmental performance and to have better community benefits. Therefore,
it is approach that bring continuous improvement in working of enterprise.
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