An examination of sustainable development of supply chain using foreignness perspective
从外来性视角出发，基于制度理论构建了一个概念框架，分析供应商的外来性如何影响经济、社会和环境可持续性，并考虑了国家发展水平、买方全球整合程度和行业类型等权变因素。
Abstract This multidisciplinary paper examines the sustainability of supply chain partners from a foreignness perspective. The arguments draw from the research on institutional theory to explain the underlying mechanisms. We propose and discuss a comprehensive conceptual framework evaluating the relationships of foreignness to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In addition, we consider contingent factors such as the level of development of supplier's nation, level of global integration of buyer, and type of industry, on sustainable development of focal firms. The direct and contingency frameworks introduced in this paper are presented along with research propositions that provide valuable insight into the sustainable supply chain management from the international business perspective.