Handbook of research methods for supply chain management

edited by Stephen Childe (associate professor in business management and operations, Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth) and Anabela Soares (senior lecturer in strategy and operations management, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK)

Written by a panel of leading international researchers, this Handbook identifies the key topics for research in supply chain management using an innovative step-by-step approach and provides an extensive range of methodologies for researching the subjects. Examining the complex and fascinating process of supply chain management, chapters provide a detailed and expansive review of the wide range of research methods used to study the topic. It further investigates the key issues facing supply chains, identifying important research questions such as how to build sustainable and socially responsible supply chains as well as how to address the complexities experienced in developing and emerging economies. The breadth of the Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management allows the next generation of researchers to successfully engage with the management of supply chains. This innovative Handbook will be an invaluable resource for research students and their supervisors, supply chain managers and anyone looking for a useful reference tool for contemporary and future challenges in supply chain management. Scholars looking for an excellent guide on research methods in supply chain management and how to identify topics for study will find this required reading

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Year of publication:	2022
Other Persons:	Childe, Stephen J.‏ (ed.) ; Soares, Anabela (ed.)
Institutions:	Edward Elgar Publishing (publisher)
Publisher:	Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
Subject:	Lieferkette \| Supply chain \| Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung \| Business research \| Wissenschaftliche Methode \| Scientific method

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (550 pages)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: Introduction to research handbook of research methods for supply chain management -- Anabela soares and stephen childe -- Part I. How to do research in scm? -- Introduction to Part I / Anabela Soares and Stephen Childe -- 1. The evolution of supply chain literature: Key theories, concepts and categorisations / Larry C. Giunipero and Diane L. Denslow -- 2. Systematic literature review guidelines for supply chain management research / Giang Nguyen, Vikas Kumar and Anabela Soares -- 3. Undertaking supply chain management research: Philosophy and practice / Breno Nunes, David Bennett and Miles Weaver -- 4. Gaining access for data collection / Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese and Ahmad Rais Mohamad Mokhtar -- 5. Questionnaire design in scm research / Barbara B. Flynn -- 6. Qualitative case study research methods in supply chain management / Felicity Kelliher -- 7. Action research for supply chain management: Reflections and practical guide / Anne Touboulic, Lucy McCarthy, Anna Sanno and Carsten Reuter -- 8. Play with purpose - lego® serious play® methods for understanding and researching complex systems such as supply chains and supply chain management / Tammi Sinha -- 9. Qualitative data analysis / Moya Lerigo-Sampson -- 10. Bayesian analysis in operations and supply chain management / Qingyun Zhu and Joseph Sarkis -- 11. Partial least squares in supply chain management: An example study on sustainable supply chain management practices / K.T. Shibin, Rameshwar Dubey and Benjamin T. Hazen -- 12. Supply chain research - conclusions, implications and limitations / Peter Nielsen -- 13. A paper is not a little thesis! How to write a journal paper / Stephen Childe -- Part II. Current issues and future research directions Introduction to Part ii / Anabela Soares and Stephen Childe -- 14. Publication process and how to promote your paper / Stephen Childe -- 15. Advanced services: New dominant logic for manufacturers / Ali Ziaee Bigdeli, Tim Baines and Kawaljeet Kapoor -- 16. Defining the supply chain quality management concept / Rui Oliveira, Paulo Sampaio, Catarina Cubo, Maria Sameiro Carvalho and Ana Cristina Fernandes -- 17. Researching social responsibility in the supply chain context / Alison Ashby -- 18. Sustainable supply chain management and theory: Taking stock and looking ahead / Leonardo Marques, Anne Touboulic and Helen Walker -- 19. Sustainability in supply chain management / Anton Shevchenko, Frank Montabon, Mark Pagell and Zhaohui Wu -- 20. Value chain analysis: A diagnostic tool for building sustainable supply chains / Andrew Fearne and Beverly Wagner -- 21. Supply chain resilience - research issues in supply chains in the era of lean and local production / Laura Purvis, Mohammed Naim, Anthony Soroka and Timothy Ramjaun -- 22. Supply chain research issues in developing and emerging industrial economies / Breno Nunes and David Bennett -- 23. Global supply chain configurations using environmental complexity dimensions: An ontological examination / Aseem Kinra, Juliana Hsuan and Herbert Kotzab -- 24. Circular economy and supply chain management / Simon Peter Nadeem, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes and Vikas Kumar -- 25. Supply chain systems: Life cycle thinking and analysis / Raymond Obayi and Seyed M Ebrahimi -- 26. Physical distribution in international and maritime supply chains: Some current issues and future research directions / John Dinwoodie -- 27. Research needs in disaster response logistics / José Holguín-Veras, Trilce Encarnación, Diana Ramirez-Rios, Johanna Amaya and Felipe Aros-Vera -- 28. Culture in buyer-supplier relationships in a supply chain / Trevor Cadden and Aisling Bonner -- Index.
ISBN:	978-1-78897-586-5 ; 978-1-78897-585-8
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781788975865 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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