Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM)
Supply ChainReliability: alpha 0.913 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of sustainable supply chain management practices — environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability across the supply chain.
Sample item(s)
“We work with suppliers to reduce environmental impact”
“We assess suppliers' social-responsibility practices”
“We integrate sustainability into supply chain decisions”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.91. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Foundational SSCM framework.
Source & citation
Carter, C. R., & Rogers, D. S. (2008): A framework of sustainable supply chain management: Moving toward new theory. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 360–387.
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