The Impact of Religio-Cultural Institutional Hegemony on Sri Lankan (halal) Supply Chains

This paper aims to explore the role of certification bodies and the influence of religio-cultural institutions over a country’s supply chains in the context of halal certification. Using theoretical lenses of Institutional theory and Gramsci’s theory of Hegemony, the paper explores the impact of deep-rooted contextual variables such as religious beliefs, cultural rituals and diverse social institutions on halal supply chains. Directed qualitative content analysis method involving subjective interpretation of the content of text data through a systematic classification process of coding and identifying themes, is employed. Findings indicate that the complex dynamics of social and contextual variables affecting a supply chain can well be understood by examining how various institutions operate to receive consent to their ideology from other competing groups. The study postulated four research propositions followed by a theoretical framework describing the hegemonic influence on halal supply chains. It presents several implications for practice

Business · Certification · Context (archaeology · Economics · Government (linguistics · Hegemony · Ideology · Institutional theory · Management · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Supply chain · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Halal products and consumer behavior · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Law · Marketing