Title: Supply chain collaboration: a conceptual framework

Authors: Ho Minh Chau

Addresses: Asia 96 New Materials Joint Stock Company, Km 9, National Highway 27C, Asia Stone Quarry, Le Thanh Village, Dien Tho Commune, Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa 650000, Vietnam; Faculty of Economics, Nha Trang University, 02 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa 650000, Vietnam

Abstract: This study develops an integrated conceptual framework explaining collaboration in Vietnam's unburnt brick (UBB) supply chain. Anchored in Commitment-Trust Theory and integrated with transaction cost economics, social exchange theory, the resource-based view, and Stakeholder Theory, the framework captures the relational and institutional dynamics of sustainable collaboration. A theoretical synthesis and systematic literature review of studies published from 2005 to 2025 identified trust, commitment, corporate social and environmental responsibility, and government support policies as key determinants. The study advances a Vietnam-specific mechanism in which trust and commitment mediate the effects of firm-level and institutional enablers on supply chain collaboration. By showing how relational governance transforms policy support and sustainability initiatives into operational cooperation and long-term partnership stability, the framework offers a basis for empirical validation through structural equation modelling and practical guidance for policymakers and managers in green construction industries.

Keywords: SCC; supply chain collaboration; trust and commitment; sustainable development; UBBs; unburnt bricks; SCM; supply chain management.

DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2026.155925

Journal for Global Business Advancement, 2026 Vol.18 No.1, pp.23 - 43

Received: 30 Dec 2025
Accepted: 01 Feb 2026
Published online: 26 Aug 2026 *

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