Part I Introduction and Basic Framework -- 1 What is a Supply Chain? -- 2 The Strategy-Structure-Process-Performance Framework -- Part II Static Theory of Supply Chain Management -- 3 Performance Trade-Offs -- 4 Supply Chain Strategies -- 5 Efficiency-Oriented Strategy -- 6...

People compete to be esteemed and respected in nearly all group settings. Does intragroup status competition erode the ability for groups to achieve collective aims, or is competition for status part of the very fabric upon which collective action is produced? This dissertation aims to bridge an...

Technological innovation sometimes requires industry incumbents to shift to a completely new core technology. In order to successfully navigate a technological transition, firms often face the ambidextrous challenge of "exploiting" existing complementary assets in order to support the new...

Procurement has to find further levers and advance its contribution to corporate goals continuously. This places pressure on its organization in order to facilitate its performance. Therefore, procurement organizations constantly have to evolve in order to match these demands. A conceptual model...