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Radical innovations as supply chain disruptions? A paradox between change and stability

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  • Canan Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer
  • Sinéad Roden
  • Evelyne Vanpoucke
  • Byung‐Gak Son
  • Marianne W. Lewis

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Supply chains withstand multiple tensions, and some of which are paradoxical. Radical product and process innovations bring such tensions to the forefront by disrupting supply chains. Using two illustrations, this article considers the paradoxical tension between change and stability in upstream supply chains, which becomes particularly salient after radical innovation. Furthermore, the article discusses why and how paradox theory can help firms understand and manage this pressing tension between stability and change. This article then presents future research opportunities for using paradox theory to investigate other persistent post‐innovation tensions in upstream supply chains. The aim of this article is to encourage new studies that develop responses to such paradoxical tensions, an area ripe for research.

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  • Canan Kocabasoglu‐Hillmer & Sinéad Roden & Evelyne Vanpoucke & Byung‐Gak Son & Marianne W. Lewis, 2023. "Radical innovations as supply chain disruptions? A paradox between change and stability," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 59(3), pages 3-19, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:jscmgt:v:59:y:2023:i:3:p:3-19
    DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12299
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