Purpose

As firms consider initiatives to enhance their social sustainability performance, supplier diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have become significantly more important. As such, the purpose of this study is to theorize, operationalize and develop an empirical scale to measure supplier DEI.

Design/methodology/approach

The following three-phase scale development method was used: first, identification of scale items from the literature; second, a qualitative component involving interviews with expert panels; and third, a psychometric evaluation through two survey rounds with 327 managers from multiple areas of supply chain management.

Findings

Although not necessarily a new concept, this study provides a more complete understanding of supplier DEI beyond traditional aspects of supplier diversity (e.g. women and minority-owned suppliers) to feature additional considerations (e.g. LGBTQIAP+) and reflect broader societal considerations, such as human rights. Therefore, validated items for the three dimensions (i.e. diversity, equity [human rights] and inclusion) were identified.

Originality/value

This study provides systematically validated scales to measure supplier DEI based on three dimensions. Each dimension can be developed separately from the others, but they are intertwined, which reinforces the contribution to both scholars and practitioners.

中文翻译：

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衡量供应商多样性、公平性和包容性 (DEI)：规模开发和实证验证

目的

随着企业考虑采取措施提高其社会可持续发展绩效，供应商多样性、公平性和包容性 (DEI) 变得更加重要。因此，本研究的目的是理论化、可操作化并开发一个衡量供应商 DEI 的实证量表。

设计/方法论/途径

采用以下三阶段量表开发方法：首先，从文献中识别量表项目；其次，定性部分包括与专家小组的访谈；第三，通过两轮调查对来自供应链管理多个领域的 327 名经理进行心理测量评估。

发现

虽然不一定是一个新概念，但本研究提供了对供应商 DEI 的更全面的理解，超越了供应商多样性的传统方面（例如女性和少数族裔拥有的供应商），以提供额外的考虑因素（例如 LGBTQIAP+）并反映更广泛的社会考虑因素，例如人权。因此，确定了三个维度（即多样性、公平[人权]和包容性）的验证项目。

原创性/价值

本研究提供了系统验证的量表，用于基于三个维度衡量供应商 DEI。每个维度都可以与其他维度分开发展，但它们是相互交织的，这加强了对学者和实践者的贡献。