Supplier development and sustainability performance: A meta-analytic study

Abstract

The intention of this study is to explore the influence of supplier development on the sustainability performance as well as on the economic, social and environmental dimensions of a manufacturing organization. The research was done using multiple different sources of data collection, such as Scopus, Science Direct, Emerald, Sage, Wiley Online Library, Web of Science (WoS) and Proquest. According to the findings, supplier development has a positive effect on sustainability performance. The most influential and supportive correlations are between supplier development and sustainability environmental performance and between supplier development and sustainability social performance. As a result, the study's significant contributions are related to: a) the prevalence of a positive and influential relationship between supplier development and sustainability performance; b) proof of supplier development effect size on sustainability performance (combined effect size coefficient at r (0.438)); c) an evaluation of the gaps in the scientific literature assessing the impact of supplier development on organisational sustainability. Future research in this area may focus on meta analyses that incorporate moderating and mediating constructs on the relationship between supplier development and sustainability performance.