International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 41 Issue 13

Designing blockchain systems to prevent counterfeiting in wine supply chains: a multiple-case study

Pamela Danese, Riccardo Mocellin, Pietro Romano

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate on blockchain (BC) adoption for preventing counterfeiting by investigating BC systems where different options for BC…

The role of employees' participation and managers' authority on continuous improvement and performance

Ambra Galeazzo, Andrea Furlan, Andrea Vinelli

Drawing on the theoretical concept of organisational fit, this paper questions the relevance of employees' participation in the link between continuous improvement (CI) and…

Improving high lean team performance through aligned behaviour-value patterns and coactive vicarious learning-by-doing

Desirée H. van Dun, Celeste P.M. Wilderom

Why are some lean workfloor teams able to improve their already high performance, over time, and others not? By studying teams' and leaders' behaviour-value patterns, this…

The impact of abandoning social responsibility certifications: evidence from the decertification of SA8000 standard

Matteo Podrecca, Guido Orzes, Marco Sartor, Guido Nassimbeni

In recent years, many companies have decided to decertify from their previously adopted corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards. The aim of this paper is to explore the…

The effects of performance measurement system uses on organizational ambidexterity and firm performance

Matteo Mura, Pietro Micheli, Mariolina Longo

This study aims to investigate how dynamic tensions between performance measurement system (PMS) uses enable organizations to achieve both exploitation and exploration and enhance…

An attention-based view of supply disruption risk management: balancing biased attentional processing for improved resilience in the COVID-19 context

Harri Lorentz, Sini Laari, Joanne Meehan, Michael Eßig, Michael Henke

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study investigates a variety of approaches to supply disruption risk management for achieving effective responses for resilience at…

Practitioners' learning about healthcare supply chain management in the COVID-19 pandemic: a public procurement perspective

Christine Mary Harland, Louise Knight, Andrea S. Patrucco, Jane Lynch, Jan Telgen, Esmee Peters, Tünde Tátrai, Petra Ferk

The procurement and supply of crucial healthcare products in the early stages of the COVID-19 emergency were chaotic. To prepare for future crises, we must be able to describe…