Contingency theory, climate change, and low-carbon operations management

Furlan, Marcelo; Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa; Kannan, Devika; Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta

doi:10.1108/scm-09-2016-0311

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“…Flexibility has largely been studied at various levels in management discipline (Swamidass and Newell, 1987; Gupta and Somers, 1992; Sushil, 2015). The extant literature on manufacturing, operations strategy and marketing has explored the multidimensional view of flexibility over time (Cox, 1989; Badri et al , 2000; Combe, 2012; Alves et al , 2017) (Figure 1).…”

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Flexibility in service operations: review, synthesis and research agenda

Kumar

Singh

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of flexibility, to identify the gaps in theory and to propose a future research agenda. Design/methodology/approach This paper combines a systematic review and thematic analysis of scholarly articles of flexibility. The articles are analyzed to explicate the dynamics of flexibility in service operations. Thematic analysis was done using NVIVO 10.0 to identify key approaches, trends and future research agenda. Findings The review reveals ten different themes that highlight the future research avenues and points out that an integrative framework to assess the field of flexibility, particularly in developing countries, is largely missing in the literature. The study also provides a set of research questions to enhance its explanatory power. Research limitations/implications Articles that explicitly mention “flexibility” were only included, however, there may be several unexploited areas regarding the influence of different variables on flexibility. The study is based on the inductive analysis of 650 published articles on flexibility retrieved from the electronic database. The framework proposed in the study is conceptual and requires empirical testing in future research. Originality/value The study synthesizes the flexibility literature and contributes to a set of ten distinct themes that extricate the dynamics of flexibility. The study provides a comprehensive review of the relevant articles and identifies the theoretical gaps in the research area of service operations flexibility that can be used by academia and industry for promoting flexibility.

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Flexibility in service operations: review, synthesis and research agenda

Kumar

Singh

2019

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“…Consequently, companies have adopted strategies to reduce their climate impact and to explore the opportunities and benefits arising from the actions they take in their operations (Svensson and Wagner, 2011). The long-term benefits of strategic actions regarding climate change can be observed when an organization seeks to formulate a strategic climate management structure (Furlan Matos Alves et al, 2017;Eleftheriadis and Anagnostopoulou, 2017).…”

Section: Strategic Climate Managementmentioning

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“…When an organization has developed its risk management strategy and identified external challenges regarding climate change, it must seek to establish new organizational structures relating to carbon management (Furlan Matos Alves et al, 2017;Eleftheriadis and Anagnostopoulou, 2017). In order to take the next step toward climate management, managers can determine various aspects of organizational management (e.g.…”

Section: Strategic Climate Managementmentioning

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How can we solve the puzzle of strategic climate management and appreciate its long-term effects?

Furlan

Jabbour

Mariano

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the perceptions of managers in large companies located in Brazil regarding the long-term and short-term benefits of adopting strategic actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Design/methodology/approach Based on an empirical analytical method, this paper examines interviews conducted with senior managers of leading companies located in Brazil to identify their perceptions of adopting strategic actions toward mitigating and adapting to climate change. Findings The key results are as follows: the most commonly perceived long-term benefit was operational improvement, based on the improved energy efficiency of operations; strategic management of aspects affected by climate change can make managers more aware of the benefits derived from the decisions taken; and a short-term view and aversion to uncertainty can lead to failures in strategic management, limiting the effectiveness of actions for mitigating and adapting to climate change. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature on the topic of climate change by presenting evidence that adaptation and mitigation measures can increase organizational managers’ perception of long-term benefits, and that climate change management structures guide managers to make the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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“…Instead, the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) upon the internal and external situation. [27,87,148]…”

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Sustainable Supply Chain and Innovation: A Review of the Recent Literature

2018

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Increasingly, the effects of supply chains on environmental issues have been a focal point in discussions involving stakeholders, authorities, and customers. The aim of this paper is to inspect how innovation and sustainability are integrated into the wider context of the supply chains. To this end, a systematic literature review was carried out with a particular focus on papers published in recent years (2015–2017) so as to continue from a previous review on the sustainable supply chain innovation topic covering the time span of 1996–2014. The descriptive aspects of the published papers are firstly examined, i.e., the year of publication, journal, research methodology, industry field and country of the study, followed by the thematic ones, i.e., key themes of the innovation process, the types of innovation found, their newness, dimensions, and main theories that emerged. The analysis shows an upward trend of literature in numerical terms and a wider spread of sustainable innovations. Additionally, the research highlights further areas of research that are deserving of attention. These areas include analyses of specific industrial sectors which have been less covered in the published literature; research activities in the less developed countries; more attention on the social dimension of sustainability; a more general contribution from some nations that turned out to be less productive or even inactive on the sustainable supply chain innovation topic. Finally, a framework is developed which could constitute the basis for further developments and research on this issue.

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Contingency theory, climate change, and low-carbon operations management

Cited by 42 publications

References 66 publications

Flexibility in service operations: review, synthesis and research agenda

Flexibility in service operations: review, synthesis and research agenda

How can we solve the puzzle of strategic climate management and appreciate its long-term effects?

Sustainable Supply Chain and Innovation: A Review of the Recent Literature

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