Manufacturing and service organisations improve their processes on a continuous basis to
have better operational performance. They use lean six sigma (LSS) projects for process …

Purpose–The paper aims to explain how agency theory can be used to inform our
understanding of the dynamics surrounding supply chain behaviours and relationships …

International entrepreneurship research maintains that firms with strong entrepreneurial
orientations expand to international markets to enhance performance. Yet these firms can …

This new edition of the successful textbook Organization Theories discusses various
approaches to theory formation in organization research, offers a critical presentation of the …

In this article we examine two general approaches to political action (transactional and
relational), two levels of participation (individual and collective), and three types of generic …

There is no consensus on the supply chain management definition of resilience. To aid in
evaluating the dynamic behaviour of such systems we need to establish clearly elucidated …

All purchasing organizations encounter supply risk, whether it is explicitly understood and
assessed, or reactively managed. The purpose of this paper is to provide a grounded …

Purchasing organizations are exposed to risk in their interactions with suppliers, whether it is
recognized and managed, addressed in a cursory manner, or altogether ignored. In order to …

This study takes a conceptual theory building approach to develop a framework for
managing supplier sustainability risk—the adverse impact on a buying organization from a …

Abstract Research Summary We analyze the impact of informal entrepreneurship on
innovation in emerging markets. Building on agency and imprinting theories, we introduce …