Purpose – Developing ambidexterity as a dynamic capability is important for firms to sustain their competitive advantage. Moreover, this capability allows firms to build the resiliency to mitigate enterprise risks. The purpose of this paper is to apply two main theoretical frames from the strategy literature, dynamic capabilities, and organizational ambidexterity, to supply chain management (SCM) to examine mitigation strategies for supply chain (SC) disruptions. The authors empirically investigated how the firm’s SC ambidexterity is developed through a dynamic capability-building process and how this, in turn, can mitigate the negative impact of SC disruptions and improve business performance. Design/methodology/approach – This study conducted a field survey to answer the research questions as there exists no archival database with detailed information on ambidextrous SC strategies and dynamic capability. A total of 316 usable responses were received from managers working in the SC area. Confirmatory fac...
#2Ranjit Voola(USYD: University of Sydney)H-Index: 15
Last. Ulku Yuksel(USYD: University of Sydney)H-Index: 9
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While dynamic capabilities are relevant for firms operating in hypercompetition, the sustainability of dynamic capabilities in hypercompetitive markets is a critically important issue that requires further exploration. We examine ambidexterity (a type of dynamic capability) in both hypercompetitive and non-hypercompetitive markets to provide an insight into its role in hypercompetition. Our qualitative findings from multiple case studies suggest that as markets become increasingly hypercompetiti...
#2Maria Jesus Saenz(MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology)H-Index: 12
As the supply chain expands overseas, there is a growing need for managing supply chain disruptions from a cross-national perspective. This paper investigates whether or not supply chain disruption management (SCDM) can be universally applied. The universality of the SCDM framework is analyzed through the convergent versus divergent (national specificity) debate. On an empirical level, based on a unique sample of 1403 firms representing 69 countries all over the world and using the GLOBE framewo...
#2Tim Mazzarol(UWA: University of Western Australia)H-Index: 33
Last. Steven Schilizzi(UWA: University of Western Australia)H-Index: 17
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This paper extends prior research in organizational resilience, which has failed to recognize that resilience can be a desirable or undesirable system characteristic depending on the system state. We introduce an organizational typology, the Resilience Architecture Framework (RAF), which forms a platform for the integration of divergent research streams – organizational rigidity, dynamic capabilities and organizational ambidexterity – into the study of organizational resilience. We conclude with...
This study investigates the influence of supply chain portfolios on the paradox of exploration and exploitation within interfirm collaborations. This study deploys two supply chain portfolio characteristics, supplier diversity and repeated partnerships, to explain the evolution of technological innovations and supply chain portfolios. It tests a set of hypotheses using a longitudinal study of 76 Taiwanese high-tech companies between 2001 and 2005. The findings support the premise that a diverse ...
This paper proposes a constructivist methodology of business process management to aid managers to generate understanding of the environment of their organization and to build recommendations on their resources and capabilities to create competitive advantages. This research is characterized as an applied research, and it is used a study case to illustrate how the use of presented framework may aid decisions to manage business processes as a dynamic capability. The presented framework is called ...
Some scholars hold that dynamic capability is one of the key in searching for competitive advantage in strategic management. But there are still debates on the definition and effects of dynamic capabilities and the role of environmental dynamism. In the context of Chinese-like emerging economies, from a strategic process perspective, this study defines dynamic capability as the firms' potential to systematically solve problems, formed by its propensity to sense opportunities and threats, to make...
#1Yahaya Yusuf(UCLan: University of Central Lancashire)H-Index: 22
#2Angappa Gunasekaran(UMassD: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)H-Index: 117
Last. Shuang Cang(BU: Bournemouth University)H-Index: 23
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This paper assesses the link between dimensions of agile supply chain, competitive objectives and business performance in the UK North Sea upstream oil and gas industry. A questionnaire was designed and administered covering important criteria of agility identified from the literature. The questionnaire was sent to a sample of 880 supply chain managers within the UK oil and gas industry and a net response rate of 15.6% was achieved. Statistical tests for validity and reliability were carried out...
#2Thomas M. Corsi(UMD: University of Maryland, College Park)H-Index: 15
Last. Thomas M. Corsi(UMD: University of Maryland, College Park)H-Index: 18
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Given their proclivity to occur despite managers' best efforts, disruptions often result in lost sales, lead to large financial losses, and have a negative impact on shareholder wealth and operating performance. Less attention, however, has been paid to improving the process of managing a disruption from its discovery through to complete recovery. This entire process is not, in fact, fully understood. Clearer insights are needed surrounding the following issues: factors influencing the recovery ...
Ambidexterity has been gaining attention among supply chain scholars due to its potential for overcoming trade-offs. Associated with these complexities is the choice of an appropriate governance mechanism in buyer–supplier relationships, which can include relational and contractual approaches. Extending ambidexterity research to the supply chain management domain, we focus in the present study on ambidextrous governance, which we define as the simultaneous pursuit of both relational and contract...
#1Sang M. Lee(NU: University of Nebraska–Lincoln)H-Index: 59
#2Jin Sung Rha(NU: University of Nebraska–Lincoln)H-Index: 5
Last. Yonghwi Noh(College of Business Administration)H-Index: 6
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Purpose – This study aims to empirically investigate the relationship between the directions of pressures affecting green supply chain management (GSCM) and supply chain (SC) performance. Design/methodology/approach – This research is based on a survey because there is no archival database providing detailed information on GSC practices and performance. A survey questionnaire was developed to collect research data, based on the GSC literature and a pilot study in the field. The authors developed...
#2Scott McCabe(University of Eastern Finland)H-Index: 29
Abstract null null Destinations can be considered as service ecosystems in which independent actors (largely firms) form elements in destination business networks. An understanding of resource capabilities and their configuration in relation to improved firm management, and competitive advantages within destination organisations, has implications for resource integration and ultimately destination performance. This study utilises dynamic capabilities theory and a survey approach with managers in...
Abstract null null Managers across the supply chain are expected to meet customers’ ever-changing needs (exploration of new opportunities) by employing innovative approaches, while operations people are inclined towards enhancing efficiency and productivity (exploitation of current practices). However, little is known about how firms manage this paradoxical tension in meeting the conflicting objectives of operations (in meeting existing demand) and supply chain management (in fulfilling future d...
Purpose: The present study aims to assess the role of supply chain resilience as an operational excellence approach to deal with disruptions caused by coronavirus pandemic in the food supply chain of an agri-food supply firm. Design/methodology/approach: The case study method was used to analyse the disruptions faced by the agricultural food supply chain during the pandemic. The study applies a dynamic capability theory as a foundation to develop a contextualised resilience framework for agri-fo...
Abstract This study develops a technology and social capital process aided product innovation conceptual model based on dynamic capability and supply chain ambidexterity theory. The strategy of organisational ambidexterity in balancing technological and relational social capital factors between buyers and suppliers leads to a higher level of digital manufacturing capabilities and enhances buyers’ innovation potential, considering the sustainable practices in their processes to cope with Industry...
Last. Lujie Chen(Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)H-Index: 9
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This paper makes an initial attempt to develop a theory of supply chain resilience through ambidexterity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a single-case analysis focusing on Zon...
This article aims to present a profile of functional controllers created in German-speaking countries in the context of their competences and tasks for sustainable management and value chain creation. Sustainable chain management requires finding a balance between the economic, social, and environmental spheres, inside and outside the organizations, in all business functions/processes related to value chain formation. Managers for sustainable management need to have adequate and high-quality fin...
The purpose of this paper is to examine how supply chain ambidexterity facilitates assistance for green supply chain management and to build on previous work by evaluating how networking capability helps to explain the impact of supply chain ambidexterity on GSCM. This study focuses on the top-level management of different manufacturing companies located in Pakistan. A total of 34 manufacturing industries were selected using a cluster sampling technique. The data collected from 125 top-level man...
Abstract The purchasing and supply chain management (P&SCM) discipline assumes that supply chains are fragile systems, hence taking a “negative” approach toward disorder. Building on Taleb’s concept of antifragility—the ability to gain from disorder rather than avoiding it—, we challenge this traditional assumption. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that some companies were indeed able to gain from disorder, whereas some of those that focused too much on robustness and resilience lost ground. B...
Research on the sharing economy (SE) frequently addresses consumer-facing logistics firms, but the broader supply chain remains under researched. In this study, we examine the effects of the SE on ...