International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 39 Issue 5

The next phase in servitization: transforming integrated solutions into modular solutions

Risto Rajala, Saara A. Brax, Ari Virtanen, Anna Salonen

The purpose of this paper is to identify integrated solutions business as the first generation of servitized offerings and modular solution offerings as the second development…

Supply chain relational capital and the bullwhip effect: An empirical analysis using financial disclosures

Rong Zhao, Raj Mashruwala, Shailendra Pandit, Jaydeep Balakrishnan

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a large-sample empirical investigation of how relational capital impacts bullwhip at the supplier.

Human capital routines and sustainability trade-offs: The influence of conflicting schemas for operations and safety managers

Annachiara Longoni, Mark Pagell, Anton Shevchenko, Robert Klassen

Sustainable operations management is characterized by environmental, social and operational goals. The implementation of routines to protect and direct the effective use of human…

A contingent assessment of the structural and governance characteristics of interconnected dyads in multitier supply chains

Santosh K. Mahapatra, Ram Narasimhan, Paolo Barbieri

The purpose of this paper is to examine the buyer–supplier exchange dynamic in terms of the influence of product and market contingencies on the interfirm connectivity, governance…

Relating entrepreneurial orientation with operational responsiveness: Roles of competitive intensity and technological turbulence

Gurjeet Kaur Sahi, Mahesh C. Gupta, T.C.E. Cheng, Subhash C. Lonial

Premised on dynamic capability theory, the purpose of this paper is to explore the link between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and operational responsiveness (OR). In addition…

Investigating green supply chain management practices and performance: The moderating roles of supply chain ecocentricity and traceability

Paul D. Cousins, Benn Lawson, Kenneth J. Petersen, Brian Fugate

Sustainable supply chain management has become an increasingly important driver of business performance. Understanding the contingent nature of how performance is improved in this…

Environmental scanning, supply chain integration, responsiveness, and operational performance: An integrative framework from an organizational information processing theory perspective

Wantao Yu, Roberto Chavez, Mark Jacobs, Chee Yew Wong, Chunlin Yuan

It remains unclear how environmental scanning (ES) can generate firm performance through supply chain management (SCM) practices. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the…