Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the enabling and constraining roles of blockchain technology (BCT) in managerial work practices and conceptualise the technology–performance relationship in supply chain management (SCM). Design/methodology/approach: A structured literature...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the potential for the development of a country logistics performance assessment approach based upon textual big data analytics. Design/methodology/approach: The study employs design science principles. Data were collected using the Global...

Purpose: The objective of the present research is to explore how firms, when engaged in collaborative new product development (NPD) activities, may be understood to be successful or unsuccessful in achieving ambidextrous processes. The study explores the organizational and managerial practices...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the economic consequences of aiming for sustainable procurement. The authors develop and apply a framework designed to identify and measure the risk-related cost trade-offs inherent in initiatives designed to...

Purpose: The present paper explores the multiple management control systems (MCSs) involved in productivity improvement (PI) in manufacturing and how they interrelate. Research has largely neglected the multiplicity and interrelationships of these MCSs. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on...

1. Thinking strategically about supply chain management -- 2. The supply chain : key driver of your business model -- 3. Handling dilemmas in the supply chain -- 4. Making the supply chain work -- 5. Sustaining supply chain alignment.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze price decision-making through a practice-based approach. The paper investigates the micro-level practices used to arrive at sales price decisions. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, a qualitative study approach is used to develop...