48 research outputs found
The adoption of multiple certification standards: perceived performance implications of quality, environmental and health & safety certifications
This study assesses the combined impact of multiple certifications (i.e., ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001) on perceived performance dimensions related to quality, environmental and occupational health and safety. Using survey data collected from 59 Irish manufacturing plants in 2014 we employed MANCOVA and regression analysis to test our proposed hypothesis. The results suggest that companies that are simultaneously ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified are significantly better performers with regard to environmental and occupational health and safety compared to companies without multiple certifications. However, from a perceived quality performance perspective having these multiple certifications doesnât seem to be an effective performance improvement tool.N/
Patterns in firms' inventories and flexibility levels after a low-probability, high-impact disruption event: Empirical evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake
SupplierâSupplier Co-opetition and Supply Chain Disruption: First-Tier Supplier Resilience in the Tetradic Context
Exploring the quality performance implications of temporary workers: the importance of process capabilities
Acting as Expected:Global Leadership Preferences and the Pursuit of an Integrated Supply Chain
While research has extensively explored the potential benefits companies gain with integrated supply chains, the topic of why some companies are better at pursuing supply chain integration (SCI) is relatively underâexamined. We take the perspective that SCI is associated with preferred forms of leadership using leadership preference derived from pathâgoal logic. By combining global data sources, we examine the relationships among leadership style preferences, internal integration (i.e., between sales and purchasing) programs, and external integration (i.e., supplier side) programs. Our countryâlevel results challenge the assumption that the choice to pursue internal and external integration has similar origins. Specifically, while collaborativeâstyle leadership preferences relate to internal integration programs, societies preferring individualisticâstyle leaders will be predisposed toward external integration programs. Our studyâs contribution is in the novel use of theories on leadership to explain variations in approaches toward supply chain integration
Cracking the code: Effects of codes of conduct and decision frames on supplier selection in financially distressed firms
Complexity and the triple bottom line: an information-processing perspective.
The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of complexity on the triple bottom line by applying information-processing theory. Specifically, the paper assesses the impact of internal manufacturing complexity on environmental, social, and financial performance. Furthermore, the paper assesses the moderating role of connectivity and shared schema in reducing the potential negative impact of complexity on performance. Multi-country survey data collected through the Global Manufacturing Research Group were utilized to test the hypotheses. The authors used structural equation modeling to test the measurement and initial structural model. Furthermore, to test the proposed moderating hypotheses, the authors applied the latent moderated structural equations approach. The results indicate that while complexity has a negative impact on environmental and social performance, it does not significantly affect financial performance. Furthermore, this negative impact can be reduced, to some extent, through connectivity; however, shared schema does not significantly impact on the complexity-performance relationship. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of complexity on sustainability. Furthermore, it provides managerial applications as it proposes specific tools to deal with the potential negative influences of complexity.N/