Towards responsible conflict minerals supply chain management: a systematic literature review and a supply chain governance framework

PurposeLiterature on conflict minerals supply chain management issues has witnessed a significant surge during the last decade. The authors review how CM research addressed supply chain issues over the last decades and present a critical assessment of such literature based on supply chain governance...

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Published inThe international journal of logistics management Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 720 - 741
Main Authors El Baz, Jamal, Jebli, Fedwa, Temidayo, Akenroye, Cherrafi, Anass
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ponte Vedra Beach Emerald Publishing Limited 22.07.2021
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Developing countries
Gold
Human rights
Investigations
LDCs
Literature reviews
Logistics
Manufacturing
Minerals
Mining
Natural resources
Suppliers
Supply chain management
Sustainability
Violations
United States > US
Literature review
Responsible supply chain management
Supply chain due diligence
Supply chain governance
Conflict minerals
Conflict resources
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Summary:PurposeLiterature on conflict minerals supply chain management issues has witnessed a significant surge during the last decade. The authors review how CM research addressed supply chain issues over the last decades and present a critical assessment of such literature based on supply chain governance theory.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review approach was adopted, and a sample of 122 papers were identified in relevant journals. A descriptive, thematic and content analysis of the papers is presented to delineate the structure and the main research clusters of the literature.FindingsThe authors provide a comprehensive assessment of CMSC literature and identify four main research clusters. Most research has focussed on operational practices and adopted a fragmented approach to CMSC issues. Accordingly, the authors provide research propositions related to under-explored aspects in extant literature.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has a number of implications. Practitioners and researchers will gain a greater understanding of specific CMSC issues which have been addressed in current literature and of how responsible CMSC actions can be implemented.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first literature reviews of publications on CMSC from a supply chain governance perspective. This review presents an overarching map of CMSC literature and a series of propositions to inform future research.
ISSN:0957-4093
1758-6550
DOI:10.1108/IJLM-03-2020-0140