[Logprofs] IJPDLM Special Issue Reminder

[Grawe, Scott J [SCIS]]

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Please note that we are still considering submissions for the special issue on supply chain governance. Details are attached.

Special Issue of
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management:
Supply Chain Governance
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2015
Guest Editors: Mike Crum, Scott Grawe and Steve Kim (Iowa State University)
Supply chain management research has long-supported the need for strong inter-organizational relationships. Firms rely heavily on relationships with other firms in a supply chain to effectively move the right product from raw materials to the final customer. To allow firms to accomplish this task, supply chain scholars have often touted the benefits of collaboration, integration, and other relational strategies. Research also points to evidence supporting the benefits of information exchange, knowledge sharing, and effectively managing business partner relationships.
However, as we move beyond the scope of a single firm acting within a supply chain, it is critical for us to move beyond thinking about activities that support stronger interfirm relationships to consider the governance of a supply chain. In doing so, researchers should consider the reach of a firm throughout the supply chain as it manages relationships with stakeholders including suppliers, distributors, service providers, and customers. How should each of these relationships be managed? Should suppliers be managed differently based on the type of product or service supplied, or should the basic structure of the relationships be the same? Supply chain scholars should consider new theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches to guide their work in an effort to understand how firms should structure and manage various parties within a supply chain and expand the theoretical and empirical scope of supply chain research.
We encourage scholars to consider supply chain governance from new theoretical and methodological perspectives. In a recent study on the governance structures of partially integrated channels, Kim et al. (2011) called on scholars to consider the value of different types of channel structures from new theoretical perspectives. While it is certainly appropriate to consider governance from the perspective of a single firm, we especially encourage research that extends to inter-organizational settings and to supply chain networks involving multiple organizations.  We also encourage all types of studies/methodologies including synthesizing and integrative literature reviews, empirical studies, qualitative research, case studies,
Topics for this special issue may include but are not limited to:

-        Typology of governance and influencing factors

-        Synthesis of existing literature on supply chain governance for the purpose of identifying future research directions

-        Alternative theoretical foundations for supply chain governance research

-        Supply chain structure and governance fit

-        Influence of culture and geography on governance for global supply chain operations

-        Integrated supply chain networks and governance

-        Governance issues for evolving supply chains (e.g., governance for omnichannel operations)

-        Influence of governance on supply chain performance



In preparing of manuscripts, authors are asked to carefully follow the IJPDLM Author Guidelines as posted on the journal website: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=ijpdlm -



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When submitting your manuscript, please ensure that you select the “Supply Chain Governance Special Issue” option.



Any inquiries about the special issue should be directed to the Guest Editors:



Mike Crum

Ruan Chair in Supply Chain Management

Iowa State University

E-mail: mcrum at iastate.edu



Steve Kim

Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Marketing

Iowa State University

E-mail: stevekim at iastate.edu



Scott Grawe

Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management

            Iowa State University

E-mail: sgrawe at iastate.edu

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