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Book SynopsisAnswering the strong call for theory application and development in purchasing and supply management (PSM) and supply chain literature, this Handbook is an essential reference that provides extensive guidance on which theories to apply, how to apply them, and when to build theory.
Trade Review'This Handbook is a valuable asset for new and seasoned scholars, alike. It is jam packed with useful theories to better understand past research and guide future research projects.' -- Christopher W. Craighead, University of Tennessee, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Theories for Purchasing, Supply Chain and Management Research 1 Wendy L. Tate, Lisa M. Ellram and Lydia Bals 2 Foundations of theory 12 Barbara B. Flynn, Mark Pagell, Brian Fugate and David E. Cantor 3 Developing purchasing and supply management theory 29 Mark Pagell, Barbara B. Flynn, Brian Fugate and David E. Cantor 4 Theories relevant to purchasing and supply management research: status quo and future suggestions 48 Larry Giunipero and Reham Eltantawy 5 Systems levels in purchasing and supply chain management (PSCM) research: exploring established and novel theories to address PSCM problems and challenges 63 Christine M. Harland and Jens K. Roehrich 6 Enhancing theorizing in purchasing and supply management through middle-range theories 80 Jenny Bäckstrand and Árni Halldórsson 7 Transaction cost economics 94 Wendy L. Tate and Lisa M. Ellram 8 Resource-based view 106 Lydia Bals and Eugenia Rosca 9 The knowledge-based view 118 Tobias Schoenherr 10 Resource-advantage theory 140 Donna F. Davis and Teresa M. McCarthy-Byrne 11 Resource and natural resource dependence theories in supply chains 153 Lojain Alkhuzaim, Mahtab Kouhizadeh and Joseph Sarkis 12 Resource orchestration: managers’ role in developing and deploying resources to create distinctive advantage 168 Stan E. Fawcett, Yao ‘Henry’ Jin, Sebastian Brockhaus, Diego Vega and Amydee M. Fawcett 13 Agency theory in purchasing and supply management 186 George A. Zsidisin 14 Playing to win: applying game theory to purchasing and supply management 199 Steven Carnovale and Myles D. Garvey 15 Paradox theory 221 Sajad Fayezi 16 Contingency theory and the information processing view 248 Virpi Turkulainen 17 Social exchange theory 267 Carl Marcus Wallenburg and Robert Handfield 18 The relational view 283 Feigao (Kelly) Huang, Eugena Rosca, Lydia Bals and Wendy Tate 19 Supply networks: dyads, triads and networks 295 Zhaohui Wu and Thomas Y. Choi 20 Stakeholder theory 310 Gyöngyi Kovács 21 Institutional theory 320 Katri Kauppi 22 Complex adaptive systems 335 Kevin J. Dooley 23 Factor market rivalry: a general theory of supply chain management 345 Peter M. Ralston, Matthew A. Schwieterman and John E. Bell 24 The industrial network approach and purchasing and supply management research 360 Björn Axelsson, Lars-Erik Gadde and Finn Wynstra 25 Dynamic capabilities theory 378 Anna Land, Tim Gruchmann, Erik Siems and Philip Beske-Janssen 26 Supply chains as complex adaptive systems 399 Anurag Tewari and Richard Wilding 27 Cluster theory and purchasing science: geographical proximity as a strategic decision factor in sourcing 412 Holger Schiele 28 Organizational learning theory and its application to purchasing management and supply chain management research 425 Arash Azadegan and Javad Feizabadi 29 Signalling theory 445 Christian von Deimling, Michael Eßig and Andreas H. Glas 30 Portfolio theory 471 Cees J. Gelderman 31 Supply chains as dynamic socio-technical systems 491 John Gattorna and William Pasmore 32 Panarchy theory 502 Amanda Bille and Andreas Wieland 33 Preferred customer theory: benefiting from preferential treatment from suppliers through measures on buyer attractiveness and supplier satisfaction 515 Holger Schiele 34 On theories for researching sustainability 531 Thomas E. Johnsen and Federico Caniato Index
