Sustainable Supply Chains: Bridging Theory and Practice Through Hybrid Analysis - MDPI
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Sustainable supply chains sound noble in theory, but a new hybrid analysis exposes why the gap between academic frameworks and real-world practice keeps costing the planet.
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Theory Briefing
- SSCM research suffers from structural fragmentation and a lack of theory-driven synthesis, leaving practical implementation persistently underdeveloped.
- The study uses a hybrid analysis approach to bridge competing frameworks, revealing why no single theory adequately captures supply chain sustainability.
- Without unified theoretical grounding, firms risk greenwashing through compliance theatre rather than genuine systemic change across supply networks.