Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how multinational corporations (MNCs) orchestrate internal and external resources to help their multi-tier supply chains learn sustainability-related knowledge. Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory multiple case study approach was adopted...

Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory research paper is to present a strategic profiling managerial framework that enables businesses to show visually the level of internal strategic fit in their organisation. Using this framework, service operations managers are able to understand the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between supplier capabilities, supply chain collaboration and buyer responsiveness. Design/methodology/approach – The sample is drawn from UK manufacturing firms across eight industry sectors. Data are analysed using a...

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Literature Review -- Chapter 3 Research Methodology -- Chapter 4 Within-Case Analysis – Beef Ledger -- Chapter 5 Within-case Analysis – W Company -- Chapter 6 Within-case Analysis – Fair Chain Chapter 7 Cross-case Analysis -- Chapter 8 Discussion --...