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Do Resources Aid in Supply Chain Functioning and Management? Yes, But More (and More Precise) Research is Needed

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  • T. Russell Crook
  • Terry L. Esper

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type="main" xml:id="jscm12055-abs-0001"> We highlight key contributions from the special topic forum (STF) articles and detail findings from a survey of researchers interested in the role of resources on supply chain functioning and management. We assert that the STF articles have closed important gaps between what needed to be known and is now known about how and when resources aid supply chains. However, the survey findings suggest that researchers who invoke theories of resources need to be more precise in their theoretical exposition and that future research needs to focus more heavily on the role of resources not just within, but also beyond a firm's boundaries (i.e., interfirm), and how those resources aid supply chains. The survey findings also suggest that future supply chain studies should focus more on investigating contingency relationships, and “fitting” research designs to address the specific research question of interest. Broadly speaking, we conclude that resources within and across firm boundaries are vital to supply chain functioning and management, but that as research evolves, new insights might be best characterized by studies that take stock of critical contingencies.

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  • T. Russell Crook & Terry L. Esper, 2014. "Do Resources Aid in Supply Chain Functioning and Management? Yes, But More (and More Precise) Research is Needed," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 50(3), pages 94-97, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jscmgt:v:50:y:2014:i:3:p:94-97
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    1. Kaitlin D. Wowak & Christopher W. Craighead & David J. Ketchen Jr. & G. Tomas M. Hult, 2016. "Toward a “Theoretical Toolbox” for the Supplier-Enabled Fuzzy Front End of the New Product Development Process," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 52(1), pages 66-81, January.
    2. Jorge A. Rodríguez & Cristina Giménez Thomsen & Daniel Arenas & Mark Pagell, 2016. "NGOs’ Initiatives to Enhance Social Sustainability in the Supply Chain: Poverty Alleviation through Supplier Development Programs," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 52(3), pages 83-108, July.
    3. K. T. Shibin & Rameshwar Dubey & Angappa Gunasekaran & Benjamin Hazen & David Roubaud & Shivam Gupta & Cyril Foropon, 2020. "Examining sustainable supply chain management of SMEs using resource based view and institutional theory," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 290(1), pages 301-326, July.
    4. Jung Seung Lee & Soo Kyung Kim & Su-Yol Lee, 2016. "Sustainable Supply Chain Capabilities: Accumulation, Strategic Types and Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-16, May.

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