Building Bridges: Toward Alternative Theory of Sustainable Supply Chain Management
指出可持续供应链管理理论因缺乏范式多样性而发展受阻，采用问题化方法揭示其未受质疑的假设，提出替代假设基础，并利用悖论框架理解可持续性不同层面间的张力，以推动更强理论的形成。
We contend that the development of sustainable supply chain management ( SSCM ) theory has been impaired by a lack of paradigmatic diversity in the field. The contested nature of the concept of sustainability has been repressed in SSCM theory, which has led to SSCM cutting itself off from debates that could be the source of inspiration for the development of interesting theory. We adopt the problematization approach proposed by Alvesson and Sandberg (2011) in order to unveil some of SSCM 's unquestioned assumptions, propose an alternative assumption ground, and in this way move toward stronger theory in SSCM . We use paradoxical framing to make sense of the inherent tensions between the different levels of sustainability and between the different types of theory being produced in response to the challenges of sustainability. We articulate a number of foundational assumptions for an alternative theory of SSCM that emerge from the various tensions identified between the different paradigms of sustainability. Finally, we identify a number of ideas for future research that would enable researchers to empirically explore the alternative assumptions.