Paradox-responding in humanitarian temporary supply networks: exploring strategies and enabling mechanisms
Aline Rodrigues Fernandes,
Nonhlanhla Dube
Abstract:PurposeThis study investigates paradox-responding strategies and enabling mechanisms in humanitarian temporary supply networks (TSNs). Given the high stakes involved in life-saving supply networks, understanding how diverse, often under-resourced, organisations jointly tackle paradoxical tensions under time pressure is crucial.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative single case study approach is adopted and a TSN deployed to meet shelter needs following the 2015 Nepal earthquake is selected as the case. The a… Show more
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