Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how firms can mitigate knowledge hiding behavior among their managers. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs a multiple case study methodology for studying nine United Arab Emirates-based (UAE-based) firms. Furthermore, 26...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how firms can mitigate knowledge hiding behavior among their managers. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs a multiple case study methodology by studying nine UAE based firms. Furthermore, 26 semi-structured interviews with senior...

Purpose: This paper explores the potential opportunities and challenges that Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) may bring for resilient supply chains. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs multiple case study methodology by considering five south Asian countries. Overall, 36...

Purpose: This study explores the countermeasures taken by retailers to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on supply chain disruptions. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses a multiple case study approach and undertakes 36 semi-structured interviews with senior management of the four...

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), one of the largest logistics and transportation infrastructures to date, has focused on much work in the economics and political sciences. However, little research has been done on how BRI can affect supply chain management on the whole. Since BRI is a large-scale...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the antecedents of top-down knowledge hiding in buying and supplying firms. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses a multiple case study methodology by considering four UAE-based firms and further employing 20 semi-structured interviews...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand conflicts that develop between managers and their respective firms when a personal relationship is present between managers of buying and supplying firms in the Chinese logistics industry. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses a case...

Purpose: This paper explores the steps/countermeasures taken by buying and distributing firms to address supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs a multiple case study methodology and conducts 36 semi-structured interviews with senior managers...

Purpose: This paper explores the steps/countermeasures taken by firms to address supply chain disruptions in the wake of COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach: This study employs a case study methodology and employs 46 semi-structured interviews with senior managers of the three buying firms,...