Zorzini, M, Sayed, M and Hendry, L (2014) Sustainable procurement in HE institutions: the role of local buying. In: Proceedings of the 21st European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference. 21st European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference, 20-25 Jun 2014, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Abstract
This paper investigates local buying as one of the sustainable procurement practices implemented in HE institutions, employing institutional theory as a theoretical background. A single, in-depth case study method is adopted in order to examine the implementation of local buying in food procurement in a leading HE institution based in the UK. Key findings include: the presence of local buying as a key strategy, driven predominantly by social concerns and the ways in which this is extended to multiple supplier tiers; the influence exerted by the particular university under analysis upon local suppliers and the relationship with those local suppliers.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Logistics, Info, Ops and Networks (LION) (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2021 13:07 |
Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2021 13:07 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170732 |