The roles of multinational enterprises in governing the sustainability of global supply chains
系统回顾257篇文献，提出概念框架，分析跨国企业在全球供应链中如何塑造或遵守多种可持续性规则，并探讨其对社会和环境可持续性的促进与阻碍作用。
Abstract An extensive but fragmented body of research shows that multinational enterprises (MNEs) engage with multiple sustainability rules in global supply chains (GSCs) spanning the private, social and public governance sectors. MNEs perform diverse roles by either shaping or complying with these rules. In this study, we adopt an international business‐centric perspective to systematically review 257 articles and develop a conceptual framework to advance the understanding of MNEs’ sustainability governance in GSCs. Beyond displaying governance rules and MNE roles within a unified framework, this study makes three key contributions. First, we propose a novel conceptualization of the paths through which rules‐in‐use shape MNE roles and how these roles reinforce the original rules. Second, we discuss how MNEs can enhance and hinder the social and environmental sustainability of GSCs. Consequently, we offer insights into the inconsistent literature on how MNEs bridge the gap between sustainability discourse and concrete actions in GSCs. Third, we theorize that social acceptance, local integration and institutional adaptation enable MNEs’ roles to interact across governance sectors.