@article {1974081, title = {Building a More Complete Theory of Sustainable Supply Chain Management Using Case Studies of Ten Exemplars}, journal = {Journal of Supply Chain Management}, volume = {45}, year = {2009}, month = {2009}, pages = {37-56 JSCM Best Paper of the Year; Citation of Excellence Awards for 2013 (Emerald)}, abstract = {Case studies of 10 exemplar firms are used to build a coherent and testable model of the elements necessary to create a sustainable supply chain. The cases build on previous research by examining the chain as an entirety, by explicitly examining both the social and environmental outcomes of the chain{\textquoteright}s activities, and by explicitly asking what these exemplar organizations are doing that is unique in regards to managing their supply chains in a sustainable manner. The analysis suggests that the practices that lead to a more sustainable supply chain are equal parts best practices in traditional supply chain management and new behaviors, some of which run counter to existing accepted {\textquotedblleft}best{\textquotedblright} practice.}, keywords = {Management, Supply Chain}, author = {Pagell,Mark and Wu,Zhaohui} }