Article
Comparative efficiencies of specialty coffee retailers from the perspectives of socially responsible global sourcing
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illuminate light on the assessment of operating efficiency of specialty coffee retailers from the perspective of socially responsible global sourcing. This paper
evaluates the impact of socially responsible sourcing on the operating efficiencies of specialty coffee retailers before and after implementing fair-trade practices and compares the operating efficiencies of fair-trade coffee retailers to those of non-fair-trade coffee retailers.