International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 42 Issue 2

Let the buyer beware: how network structure can enable (and prevent) supply chain fraud

Scott DuHadway, Carlos Mena, Lisa Marie Ellram

Supply chain fraud is a significant global concern for firms, consumers and governments. Evidence of major fraud events suggests the role of supply chain structures in enabling…

Intuitive global sourcing – a study of supplier selection decisions by apparel SMEs

Chris Ellegaard, Ulla Normann, Nina Lidegaard

The purpose of this paper is to create knowledge on the intuitive global sourcing process applied by small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) managers.

Power, shared goals and supplier flexibility: a study of the HUB-and-spoke supply chain

Gordon Liu, Lukman Aroean, Wai Wai Ko

Supplier flexibility reflects a supplier's operations-related decisions in responsively providing the necessary inputs to the focal firm. Drawing on resource-dependency theory and…

How can suppliers increase their buyers’ CSR engagement: the role of internal and relational factors

Ye Peng, Xuan Zhang, Dirk Pieter van Donk, Can Wang

Buyer engagement proves important supports for suppliers' corporate social responsibility (CSR); however, little is known about whether and how buyer CSR engagement can be…

Matching goal-based incentive systems with cross-functional integration to improve operation and innovation performance

Mingu Kang, Um. Ki-Hyun, Yongyi Shou, James Jungbae Roh

Cross-functional integration has been an important factor for manufacturing firms' performance outcomes. The study aims to expand previous research by investigating the moderating…