Theory of agency in supply chain finance: Taking a hermeneutic approach

Gelsomino, Luca Mattia; Dekkers, Rob; de Boer, Ronald; de Goeij, Christiaan; Zhou, Qijun

Abstract

This article investigates theory of agency as a theoretical underpinning in the field of supply chain finance. Specifically, through a hermeneutic approach, the authors examine the development of the theory, its postulations and assumptions, and its use in the field of supply chain finance. This leads to three conclusions: the theory is currently adopted rather superficially; there is potential for further developments by investigating non-standard configurations; and there is an increasingly relevant set of articles in supply chain finance that seems to be positioned within the boundaries of the theory of agency but makes no mention of it.

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: 26th International Conference on Production Research, 2021
• Start Date: Jul 19, 2021
• End Date: Jul 21, 2021
• Acceptance Date: Feb 3, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Feb 2, 2023
• Publication Date: Feb 3, 2023
• Deposit Date: May 11, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 3, 2025
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 317-324
• Series Title: Part of the Lecture Notes in Production Engineering book series (LNPE)
• Series ISSN: 2194-0533; 2194-0525
• Book Title: Intelligent and Transformative Production in Pandemic Times: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Production Research
• Chapter Number: 30
• ISBN: 9783031186400
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18641-7_30
• Keywords: Agency theory; Supply chain finance; Hermeneutic approach
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10778583
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-18641-7_30