Abstract
Firms are working more closely with their supply chain partners over the past few decades than they ever have before. These new business relationships have created an ethical issue with respect to the management of these partnerships. Firms now have to grapple with the question of their commitment to their partners and the possibility of sacrificing short-term benefits for long-term gains. This chapter builds on previous research that analyzes supply chain partnerships from a virtue ethics perspective. Supply chain partnerships can be categorized as either dictatorial or sustainable depending on the distribution of the benefits between the parties. The chapter provides examples of each type of collaboration and discusses why sustainable collaboration relationships are preferable for both parties in the long run.
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Cellie, P., Drake, M.J. (2015). Supply Chain Collaboration Through a Virtue Ethics Lens. In: Sison, A. (eds) Handbook of Virtue Ethics in Business and Management. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6729-4_128-2
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