The effect of controversial global sourcing practices on the ethical judgments and intentions of U.S. consumers

The effect of controversial global sourcing practices on the ethical judgments and intentions of U.S. consumers

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Article ID: iaor201527420
Volume: 36
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 229
End Page Number: 243
Publication Date: May 2015
Journal: Journal of Operations Management
Authors: , ,
Keywords: supply & supply chains, behaviour, marketing
Abstract:

Global sourcing has led to lower cost and more effective supply chains for many companies. However, when the cost‐driven practices of many suppliers in these chains come to light there is often considerable debate over the ethics of these practices. This research uses the well‐known Hunt–Vitell framework as the theoretical foundation for a structural equation model of the deontological and teleological evaluations used by consumers when making ethical judgments of a firm's controversial cost‐driven global sourcing practices. Data from a large‐scale U.S. consumer survey show the importance of deontological and teleological evaluations in forming consumers’ ethical judgments of global sourcing practices, and establish a strong relationship between ethical judgment and the intention of consumers to alter consumption of a firm's products. Extensions to the framework and demographic analyses for age, gender, and income provide insights as to how perceptions of these practices affect consumer evaluations of a company involved in global sourcing and how consumers actualize their resultant intentions.

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