Should You Buy Your Customer's Values? On the Transfer of Moral Values in Industrial Purchasing

This article discusses a transfer of moral values between purchasing and supplying organisation in the manufacturing sector. In the first part, the relevant literature is discussed to glean criteria, which could facilitate such a transfer. Given a scarcity of research into ethics in purchasing, the...

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Autore principale: Preuss, Lutz (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Proquest 2000
In: International journal of value-based management
Anno: 2000, Volume: 13, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 141-158
Altre parole chiave:B Business Ethics
B ethics in purchasing
B environmental protection in purchasing
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Riepilogo:This article discusses a transfer of moral values between purchasing and supplying organisation in the manufacturing sector. In the first part, the relevant literature is discussed to glean criteria, which could facilitate such a transfer. Given a scarcity of research into ethics in purchasing, the literature review is extended into related fields, such as total quality management, environmental purchasing in retailing and minority vendor programmes in the U.S. In the second part, the question is raised whether such a transfer can at all lay claim to being of moral value. The process is screened against established ethical theories, which are found to support it. Finally, the financial impact of such a policy on the supplier is considered.
ISSN:1572-8528
Comprende:Enthalten in: International journal of value-based management
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1007798200832