 Beyond the surface: a computational exploration of latent topics in the multi-tier sustainable supply chain management literatureAxel Zehendner, Iryna Malacina and Jaan-Pauli Kimpimäki International Journal of Procurement Management, 2025, vol. 22, issue 4, 486-516 Abstract: As the literature on multi-tier sustainable supply chain management (MT-SSCM) has grown significantly in recent years, this study aims to advance MT-SSCM research by capturing the latent (or hidden) topics found within the relevant body of literature. We conducted a computational literature review that analysed the abstracts of 776 peer-reviewed articles. Our paper presents six thematic clusters, each consisting of multiple topics. It also provides insights into the long-term trends of each latent topic and suggests promising research directions for future studies. Thus, our study may assist researchers in planning impactful MT-SSCM studies and familiarising themselves with the larger discourse in the research field. The study also contributes to general operations and supply chain research by offering a blueprint for analysing larger sets of text-based data using topic modelling. Keywords: multi-tier sustainable supply chain management; computational literature review; topic modelling; sustainability; supply networks; lower-tier suppliers; sub-suppliers; sustainable purchasing. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijpman:v:22:y:2025:i:4:p:486-516 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Procurement Management from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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