Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Pictures -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Paving the Way for Social Sustainability in Arctic Supply Chain Operations: A Novel Research Agenda -- Supply Chain Operations as a Research Phenomenon -- Social Sustainability as a Missing Pillar in the SCM Landscape -- Complex Dynamics in Achieving Sustainable Supply Chain Practices -- Unpacking Social Sustainability: A Multifaceted Concept in SCM Literature -- Prioritizing Social Sustainability: A Critical Look at Corporate Social Responsibility -- Empowering Communities for Social Sustainability: A Community-Based Approach -- Rethinking Social Sustainability Through Social Responsiveness? -- The Arctic as a Research Context -- Outline of the Anthology -- References -- 2 Managing Supply Chains and Transportation in the Arctic - Challenges and Opportunities: A Literature Review and Research Directions -- Introduction -- Current State of Research -- Data Sampling and Selection Criteria -- Trends and Statistics -- Literature On Existing SCM Activities in the Arctic -- Supply Activities -- Manufacturing Activities -- Transportation -- Customer-end -- Analysis and Synthesis of Knowledge On Transportation and the Arctic Routes -- Transportation and Sustainability -- Feasibility of Transportation Through the Arctic -- Policy and Infrastructures -- Safety of the Arctic Transportation -- Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) Analysis -- Conclusion and Future Research Directions -- References -- 3 Reindeer Herders in Arctic Supply Ecosystems: Searching for the Harmony Between Value-Creation and Value-Capture -- Introduction -- Method -- Research Design -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis.

Case Presentation: The Oil and Gas Ecosystem Affecting Reindeer Herders -- Ecosystem-Building Mechanisms -- Contextual Settings of the Russian Arctic as Prerequisites for Innovative Technologies -- Development of Transport Infrastructure -- Indigenous People: Traditional Lifestyle at the Center of Business Ecosystem -- Ecosystem-Based Value-Capture Mechanisms: In Search of Innovative Logistics Solutions -- Ecosystem-Based Value-Creation and Adaptation Mechanisms: Reindeer Herders and Logistics Infrastructure -- Finding a Balance of Interests -- Establishment of Trading Posts and Other Benefits of Industrial Supply Chains -- Discussion -- Final Remarks -- Limitations and Further Research Opportunities -- References -- 4 The Arctic Corridor and Questions Concerning Social Responsibility and Sustainability -- Introduction -- Sustainable and Socially Responsible SCM Approach Using Institutional Logics Theory -- Research Methodology and Data -- The Arctic Corridor Project: Case Presentation -- Historical Background -- Revival of the Project -- Key Stakeholders and Their Expectations, Hopes, and Fears -- Analysis and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Social Sustainability and Supply Chain Management in Tourism: The Case of Iceland -- Introduction -- Supply Chain Management -- Sustainable Supply Chain Management -- Supply Chain Management in Tourism -- Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Tourism -- Tourism Management in Iceland -- Method -- Main Findings -- Analysis and Discussion -- Conclusions, Limitations, and Future Research Suggestions -- References -- 6 Social Responsiveness Within the Russian Arctic Supply Chains: Evidence From Isolated Communities Through the Anthropological View -- Introduction -- Social Responsibility and Social Responsiveness in SCM Literature -- Cultural Settings of Supply Chain Management: The Anthropological View.

Method -- Research Design -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Case Presentation -- Historical and Contextual Settings of Rural Settlements in the Arkhangelsk Region -- Regulatory Change as a Prerequisite for a New Reality for Rural Settlements -- Geographical Proximity and Complete Transport Isolation -- Development of New Food Supply Chain Practices -- Discussion -- Conclusions and Implications -- References -- 7 Navigating Toward a Sustainable Arctic: Trade-Offs and Adaptation in Greenland's Fishing Industry -- Introduction -- Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Arctic: A Brief Review of Recent Studies -- Analytical Framework: Sustainability Trade-Offs and Adaptive Capacity -- Trade-offs Between the Sustainability Objectives -- Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change -- Fishery in Greenland: Stakeholders and Contextual Factors -- Stakeholders in Greenland's Fisheries -- Method and Data Description -- Method -- Data Description -- Empirical Evidence -- Trade-offs Between the Sustainability Objectives in Greenland's Fishing -- Adaptive Capacity in Greenlandic Fishery -- Discussion: Are Greenland's Fisheries Really Navigating Toward Sustainability? -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Sustainable Supply Chain Governance Through Marine Stewardship Council Certification: Global Standards and Local Practices in the Barents Sea -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Sustainable Supply Chain Governance: Literature Review -- Sustainable Supply Chain Management -- Governance Mechanisms -- Translating Standards Into Practice: Theoretical Framework -- Method -- Research Design -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Case Presentation -- MSC Effects On Fishery Practice -- Transparency From Boat to Plate -- Broad Actor Participation, Communication Issues, and Coastal Fisheries -- Trust, Private Cooperation, and Responsibility.

Tractability of Global Standards Under Localization -- Discussion -- Conclusion and Implications for Theory and Practice -- Limitations and Further Research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix 1 -- 9 Is the Current Perinatal Regionalization Protocol for Indigenous Communities of Rural Alaska Adapting Sustainably and Equitably?: A Call for Larger Roles of Social Responsibility in Arctic Supply Chain Practices -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- SCM in Maternity Health Care: Midwifery and Biomedical Models -- Adverse Effects of Travel for Access to Maternal Health Biomedical "Standards of Care" -- Social Responsibility Within SCM: Maternal Healthcare and Transportation -- Anthropological Approach to SCM -- Methods -- Research Design: A Qualitative Comparative Approach -- Data Collection -- Content Analysis -- Transportation Services Within Maternal Healthcare for Indigenous Communities in Rural Alaska -- Challenges for Transportation of Birthing People in Rural Alaska -- Organization of Maternal Transport From Rural Alaska to Anchorage -- Alaska Native Cultural Values in Families and Childbearing -- Resurgence of Indigenous Midwifery -- Analysis and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- 10 Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage Projects in Norwegian Seabed: Sustainable Implications and Challenges of New Green Technologies Rooted in the Past -- Introduction -- Sustainable Supply Chain Management Literature -- Method -- Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage (CCTS) as Part of Green Transition -- Institutional Drivers as Prerequisites for CCS and CCTS Projects Origination -- London Protocol -- OSPAR Commission -- EU Legal Strategies Toward Climate Adaptation -- Role of the EU Taxonomy -- Translating CCTS Technologies Into Actions and Objects: Longship Project in Norway -- Concluding Remarks -- Note -- References.

11 Dynamics and Constraints in Arctic Routes: Evidence From the Russian and Canadian Shipping -- Introduction -- Arctic Routes and Navigability Under Climate Change -- Contrasted Evolution of Sea Traffic -- The Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic -- Northeast Passage and Northern Sea Route -- Comparative Analysis: The Advent of Transshipment Hubs as a New Business Model? -- Arctic Shipping Companies Adapted to Structural and Regional Constraints -- Social Implications for Local Communities -- Land Connectivity as a Way to Support Shipping? -- Conclusions, Limitations, and Future Research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 12 Adaptive Governance in Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Into the Arctic Shipping Routes: The Kara Sea Case -- Introduction -- Resilience Within Sustainable Supply Chains: Literature Review -- Adaptive Governance: Theoretical Framework -- An Overview of Shipping in the Russian Arctic -- Temporal and Spatial Variations in Maritime Activities in the Kara Sea -- Governance Challenges of the Arctic Shipping Routes -- Supply Chain Resilience in Terms of Sustainability in the Kara Sea Region -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 13 Reflections On Lessons Learned and Future Directions: A Succinct Epilogue -- References -- Index.