International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 44 Issue 4

Carbon neutral announcements and Chinese stock market reaction: a supply chain network-based perspective

Weihua Liu, Zhixuan Chen, Tsan-Ming Choi, Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Hing Kai Chan, Yongzheng Gao

This study aims to explore the impact of carbon neutral announcements on “stock market value” of publicly listed companies in China.

A complexity-based measure for emergency department crowding

Enayon Sunday Taiwo, Farzad Zaerpour, Mozart B.C. Menezes, Zhankun Sun

Overcrowding continues to afflict emergency departments (EDs), and its attendant consequences are becoming increasingly severe. The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is further…

The impact of normative institutions on socially sustainable supply chain management: the role of individual cultural values

Chi Zhang, Mani Venkatesh, Marc Ohana

Drawing on institutional theory, this study investigates the role of individual cultural values on the adoption of socially sustainable supply chain management (socially SSCM) for…

Realizing operational and innovation benefits in buyer–supplier relationships: the role of close ties to the partner's partners

Veronica H. Villena, Li Cheng, Stefan Wuyts

As buyers and suppliers seek to create value, they face the challenge of creating an environment that promotes coordination and information sharing and discourages opportunism…

How to enhance circular supply chains? Aligning R-imperatives, uncertainty management and sustainability

Felipe Alexandre de Lima, Stefan Seuring, Andrea Genovese

Operationalizing R-imperatives in firms is seen as vital to bolstering circularity through reduce, reuse and recycle and building circular supply chains (CSCs). However, this…

Impact pathways: improving supply chain sustainability by due diligence acts? Insights from a German case

Marcus Brandenburg, Ronakeh Warasthe, Stefan Seuring

By January 1, 2023, the German supply chain due diligence act (SCDDA) has become effective. This represents a strong governmental intervention into global operations and supply…