Determinants of ESG Development in Supply Chains: Organizational and Strategic Mechanisms

Key Points

• This study explores how logistics firms in global supply chains adopt and expand ESG practices, focusing on decision-making processes and managerial perceptions.
• Qualitative case analysis of A.P. Moller-Maersk's ESG implementation experiences.
• Integration of resource-based view, knowledge-based view, contingency theory, and dynamic capabilities theory into a conceptual framework.
• ESG evolution at Maersk is shaped by the interaction of resource ownership, ESG-related knowledge, and institutional pressures.
• ESG practices, including green shipping, human rights, and digital governance, led to strategic learning.
• Introduced the concept of PESGI as a cognitive mechanism linking ESG execution experience to future strategic intent.

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