Purpose – This study attempts to understand the impact of relational switching costs and satisfaction on commitment as well as its impact on the satisfaction – commitment link in a supplier‐to‐manufacturer context in manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach – The data for this study...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical factors (CFs) of ISO 14000; to determine if ISO 14000 certification results in improved organizational performance; and to analyze the levels of and changes in these CFs and levels of and changes in the indicators of organizational...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the propagation of benchmarking concepts among Indian manufacturing companies after liberalization of Indian economy. Design/methodology/approach – To determine the propagation of benchmarking concepts in the Indian manufacturing sector,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and evaluate the critical success factors (CSFs) responsible for supplier development (SD) in a manufacturing supply chain environment. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 13 CSFs for SD are identified (i.e. long‐term strategic goal;...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find the effect of different types of information sharing on the competitive strengths of the Indian manufacturing enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the responses received from the Indian manufacturers to a...

Purpose – To explore the dissimilarities, if any, in supply chain practices among different sectors of Indian manufacturing industry through development and testing of some hypotheses. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire‐based survey was conducted on four sectors of the Indian...

Purpose – There has been a period of slow but a steady increase in wage inequality in the Indian manufacturing sector since the mid‐1980s, which has gone hand‐in‐hand with an increase in the relative employment of skilled workers across all industries in the same period. The purpose of...