We introduce a new type of critical supplier — the nexus supplier — that becomes evident when we consider suppliers from a network perspective. The extant literature focuses on the importance of strategic suppliers and identifies strategic suppliers as critical due to their significant...

Carbon transparency, once a niche practice, is increasingly becoming institutionalized. Firms are now required to report not only their operations' carbon emissions but also their suppliers'. This research explores the institutional pressures emanating from buyers and industry peers driving...

Regulatory agencies, auditing firms and supply chain partners externally promote change in firms. To this end, they commonly employ two different and somewhat contradictory intervention approaches. One approach uses punitive tactics to coerce firms to change, while the other approach uses...

Recently, online matching platforms (e.g. Craigslist, FreeCycle, Gumtree) have enabled consumers to directly connect with each other to buy/sell used consumer goods (electronics, furniture, packaging etc.), which would have otherwise ended up in the waste stream. Such matching platforms can...

Problem Definition: Marijuana is increasingly gaining legal acceptance in the United States. From 1996 to 2016, 28 states and the District of Columbia legalized marijuana for medical use. At the same time, studies find that when individuals use marijuana, they can experience several negative...

Despite their promise, popularity and rapid growth, the transit implications of ride-hailing platforms (e.g., Uber, Lyft) are not altogether clear. On the one hand, ride-hailing services can provide pooling (i.e., traffic reductions) advantages, by efficiently matching customer demand (i.e.,...

By integrating the insights of knowledge creation theory and metacognition theory, this study explores how organizations can effectively capture and generate knowledge in supply chain relationships. In particular, this study has applied the concept of metacognitive capabilities to investigate...