Centralized vs. decentralized supply chains: The importance of decision maker's cognitive ability and resistance to change

This paper contributes to behavioral supply chain management research, by examining the influence of managers' problem solving ability and resistance to change as regards their choice of the level of centralization to adopt in the management of a supply chain. Since such factors play a critical role in influencing decision maker behavior, they are expected to moderate the relationship between the centralization of decisions and performance. A...