Joaquín Roy es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Barcelona y doctor por la Universidad de Georgetown. Es catedrático Jean Monnet ad personam y anteriormente fue profesor en Georgetown University, John Hopkins University (Washington DC) y Emory University (Atlanta). Entre las distinciones recibidas destaca la Encomienda de la Orden del Mérito Civil, otorgada por el Rey Juan Carlos I.
Topic:
International Relations and International Political Economy
Greg Distelhorst, Jens Hainmueller, and Richard M. Locke
Publication Date:
08-2015
Content Type:
Research Paper
Institution:
Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University
Abstract:
This study tests the hypothesis that lean manufacturing improves the
social performance of manufacturers in emerging markets. We analyze an intervention
by Nike Inc. to promote the adoption of lean manufacturing in its apparel supply chain
across eleven developing countries. Using difference-in-differences estimates from a
panel of over three hundred factories, we find that lean adoption was associated with
a 15 percentage point reduction in noncompliance with labor standards that primarily
reflect factory wage and work hour practices. However, we find a null effect on factory
health and safety standards. This pattern is consistent with a causal mechanism that
links lean to improved social performance through changes in labor relations, rather
than improved management systems. These findings offer evidence that capabilitybuilding
interventions may reduce social harm in global supply chains.