Social supply chain mindfulness as a driver of resilience: a high reliability theory perspective
基于高可靠性理论，提出社会供应链正念概念，通过对297家英国制造企业的调查，发现它通过社会可持续采购增强供应链韧性，且数字技术会放大这一效果。
As social sustainability risks increasingly threaten supply chain continuity, firms face growing pressure to manage social issues while maintaining operational resilience. Drawing on high reliability theory (HRT), this study introduces the concept of social supply chain mindfulness (SCMIN). The article examines how it enhances supply chain resilience through socially sustainable sourcing, under varying levels of digital technology advancement (DTA). We test a moderated mediation model using survey data from 297 UK manufacturing firms. The results show that social SCMIN enhances supply chain resilience through socially sustainable sourcing. Moreover, DTA amplifies the positive effect of socially sustainable sourcing on resilience. This study advances resilience and mindfulness research by showing that social sustainability is not only a matter of ethics or legitimacy, but a core reliability mechanism. By linking mindful attention, enacted practices and enabling infrastructure, we provide a process-based explanation of how firms translate attention to social risks into proactive sourcing practices that strengthen supply chain resilience.