"Supply chains are networks. Supply chains are a simplification of what actually happens, and supply networks are much closer to what is real. When two companies engage in business as a buyer and a supplier, they form a buyer-supplier relationship. That is a dyad-two entities linked up in a...

Purpose: Despite blockchain's potential supply chain benefits, few organizations have moved beyond pilot projects. The paper aims to explore blockchain adoption intentions for supply chain applications using two theoretical perspectives: innovation diffusion theory (IDT) and institutional...

Purpose – In this article, the authors aim to describe an approach used in a purchasing/supply management course at their university that provides students with a realistic, problem‐based learning experience with client involvement while maintaining consistent learning outcomes and a...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine if supply market scanning and an organization’s internal communication climate are related to greater internal integration of supply management within the organization, and its subsequent effects on supplier integration and supplier performance....

Purpose – To understand the differences in perceived barriers to e‐auctions both in US buying organizations that have adopted e‐auctions and in both those that have not. Design/methodology/approach – Four propositions were developed based on the literature and case studies in eight...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend our understanding of the importance of supplier dependence on the buyer's firm and its relationship to supplier training and supplier involvement in product development with respect to the supplier's performance. Design/methodology/approach –...