Beyond Self-Interest: Integrating Social Responsibility and Supply Chain Management With Human Resource Development

Abstract

This article integrates concepts of social responsibility and supply chain management with human resource development. Previous research has taken a comparatively narrow view, restricted to bridging two of these three disciplines and focused only on a one-way exchange. The present article seeks a new way of thinking about human resources for supply chains, incorporating social responsibility and sustainability into a flexible model that allows organizations to respond quickly to changing conditions while attending to the “people factors” in supply chains. The authors provide practical examples demonstrating the need for the integration they propose. As such, this article not only provides valuable cross-functional insight but importantly suggests a novel approach to human resource development for supply chains.