Supply chain contract evolution

Coltman, T; Bru, K; Perm-Ajchariyawong, N; Devinney, TM; Benito, GRG

Supply chain contract evolution

Coltman, T Bru, K Perm-Ajchariyawong, N Devinney, TM Benito, GRG

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: European Management Journal, 2009, 27 (6), pp. 388 - 401
Issue Date:: 2009-12-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Coltman, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bru, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Perm-Ajchariyawong, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Devinney, TM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Benito, GRG	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	European Management Journal, 2009, 27 (6), pp. 388 - 401	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0263-2373	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10099
dc.description.abstract	This paper draws together theories from organisational and neo-institutional literatures to address the evolution of supply chain contracts. Using a longitudinal case study of the Norwegian State Railways, we examine how firms move through the stages in an inter-organisational process of supply chain contract evolution and how they can cooperate to ensure efficiency and equity in their contractual relationship. The findings suggest that inefficient and inequitable initial contracts can occur, in part, because of the cognitive shortcomings in human decision-making processes that reveal themselves early in the arrangement before learning and trust building can accumulate. We then reveal how parties can renegotiate towards a more equitable and efficient supply chain contract. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	European Management Journal	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.emj.2008.11.005	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Supply chain contract evolution	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.for	150309 Logistics and Supply Chain Management	en_US
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1505 Marketing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CMOS - Centre for Management and Organisation Studies
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	27	en_US

Abstract:

This paper draws together theories from organisational and neo-institutional literatures to address the evolution of supply chain contracts. Using a longitudinal case study of the Norwegian State Railways, we examine how firms move through the stages in an inter-organisational process of supply chain contract evolution and how they can cooperate to ensure efficiency and equity in their contractual relationship. The findings suggest that inefficient and inequitable initial contracts can occur, in part, because of the cognitive shortcomings in human decision-making processes that reveal themselves early in the arrangement before learning and trust building can accumulate. We then reveal how parties can renegotiate towards a more equitable and efficient supply chain contract. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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