Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management

Abstract

Written by a panel of leading international researchers, this Handbook identifies the key topics for research in supply chain management using an innovative step-by-step approach and provides an extensive range of methodologies for researching the subjects.

Examining the complex and fascinating process of supply chain management, chapters provide a detailed and expansive review of the wide range of research methods used to study the topic. It further investigates the key issues facing supply chains, identifying important research questions such as how to build sustainable and socially responsible supply chains as well as how to address the complexities experienced in developing and emerging economies. The breadth of the Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management allows the next generation of researchers to successfully engage with the management of supply chains.

This innovative Handbook will be an invaluable resource for research students and their supervisors, supply chain managers and anyone looking for a useful reference tool for contemporary and future challenges in supply chain management. Scholars looking for an excellent guide on research methods in supply chain management and how to identify topics for study will find this required reading.

Citation

Childe, S., & Soares, A. (Eds.). (2022). Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Publication Date: Oct 20, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 3, 2022
• Series Title: Handbooks of Research Methods in Management series
• ISBN: 9781788975858
• Keywords: Supply chain research; Supply chain methods; Supply chain methodology; Supply chain management research; Handbook; Guide
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10113194
• Publisher URL: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-research-methods-for-supply-chain-management-9781788975858.html
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• Additional Information: In a unique two-part structure, the book sets out to introduce new researchers to the research process and to the kinds of research methods that can be used in research around supply chains and sets out directions for future research. Thus the book provides the new researcher with a way to focus their research on a relevant topic and helps them select the methodological tools they need. The book contains 28 peer-reviewed chapters submitted by over sixty international authors in the field, and has received excellent pre-launch reviews.