Institutional forces on Australian halal meat supply chain (AHMSC) operations
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Islamic Marketing
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
26665
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of institutional forces in shaping the operations of halal meat supply chain in Australia, one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of halal meat. This research examines how the halal meat production requirements are fulfilled and maintained throughout the supply chain in a non-Muslim-majority country.
Design/methodology/approach
The research uses a single-case study approach and uses semi-structured interviews as the primary method of data collection. It considers the perspectives of various stakeholder groups in the Australian halal meat supply chain (AHMSC). In all, 31 participants have participated in this research.
Findings
The findings show that institutional forces, especially which come through coercive forces, do affect and shape the overall operations of the AHMSC in particularly the way the stakeholders act within the supply chain, particularly in their role in ensuring the protection of halal status or halal integrity of the meat.
Practical implications
This paper suggests that the integrity of halal meat supply chain management operations in a non-Muslim-majority environment can be protected with heavy involvement from the relevant authorities, i.e. the federal government agency and the halal certifiers. With the implementation of specific halal meat production policy, i.e. Australian Government Authorised Halal Program, all parties dealing with the halal meat production for export purpose are obliged to fulfil the religious and food safety requirements, thus providing the necessary assurance for halal meat consumers, especially from the Muslim communities.
Originality/value
This paper is one of the first to provide insights of halal meat supply chain operations in a non-Muslim-majority environment. This paper also took in account various stakeholder groups that were involved directly with halal meat supply chain operations in Australia rather than focusing on a single stakeholder group which gives a better understanding of the whole supply chain operations.
DOI
10.1108/JIMA-01-2016-0005
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Comments
Zulfakar, M. H., Chan, C., & Jie, F. (2018). Institutional forces on Australian halal meat supply chain (AHMSC) operations. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 9(1), 80-98. Available here