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Conclusions, Limitations and Future Research

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In the supply chain literature, among all the dimensions of sustainability, social sustainability remains the least explored (Ashby et al., 2012; Seuring and Muller, 2008a, b). Especially, studies on social sustainability in the supply chain of the Indian manufacturing industry are scant.

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  2. LIAAD-INESC TEC and Department of Economics, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Catarina Delgado

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Mani, V., Delgado, C. (2019). Conclusions, Limitations and Future Research. In: Supply Chain Social Sustainability for Manufacturing. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1241-0_6

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