Abstract
This empirical study represents the first attempt to explore how academics and practitioners engage each other in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) discipline, and provides a better understanding of collaborative SCM research between both parties. A two-pronged approach, involving a content analysis and an e-mail survey, is employed to explore the issues on collaborative SCM research. We examine 131 articles co-authored by both scholars and practitioners of 6 SCM journals from 2003 to 2013. Specifically, we analyse the motivations, expectations, and communication involved in the process of collaborative research. Our findings suggest that academics and practitioners can partner as co-investigators in research collaboration to better explore an array of SCM phenomena embedded in SCM practice. Further, building collaborative SCM knowledge relationships expedites collaboration and benefits SCM knowledge learning, transfer, and co-production. The development of practice-based scientific SCM knowledge is useful for SCM theory building and serves to bridge the gap between rigour and relevance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-40 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 2 |
Keywords
- Supply Chain Management
- collaboration
- collaborative SCM research
- survey
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management of Technology and Innovation
- Business and International Management
- Management Information Systems
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research