TY - JOUR
T1 - Overcoming Blind Spots in Global Sourcing Research
T2 - Exploiting the Cross-sections Between Supply Chain Management and International Business
AU - Wieland, Andreas
AU - Bals, Lydia
AU - Mol, Michael J.
AU - Handfield, Robert B.
N1 - Epub ahead of print. Published online: 27. November 2019
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - This article reviews existing work on global sourcing and suggests a number of new theoretical directions for research in this area. We discuss how international business (IB) and supply chain management (SCM) research can benefit from increased cross-fertilization of themes and perspectives. We begin by introducing a taxonomy of global sourcing research, building on relevant insights from SCM research. We then generate recommendations for potential future research on global sourcing, particularly highlighting antecedents, processes, performance and contextual variables. SCM research employs the entire supply chain as the primary unit of analysis (rather than the individual firm), while IB research focuses primarily on international aspects, adapting to institutional contexts in a globalized world. Building on this complementarity, several specific empirical directions are proposed for future research directions.
AB - This article reviews existing work on global sourcing and suggests a number of new theoretical directions for research in this area. We discuss how international business (IB) and supply chain management (SCM) research can benefit from increased cross-fertilization of themes and perspectives. We begin by introducing a taxonomy of global sourcing research, building on relevant insights from SCM research. We then generate recommendations for potential future research on global sourcing, particularly highlighting antecedents, processes, performance and contextual variables. SCM research employs the entire supply chain as the primary unit of analysis (rather than the individual firm), while IB research focuses primarily on international aspects, adapting to institutional contexts in a globalized world. Building on this complementarity, several specific empirical directions are proposed for future research directions.
KW - Global sourcing
KW - Global supply chains
KW - International business
KW - Supply chain management
KW - Global sourcing
KW - Global supply chains
KW - International business
KW - Supply chain management
U2 - 10.1016/j.intman.2019.100709
DO - 10.1016/j.intman.2019.100709
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1075-4253
VL - 26
JO - Journal of International Management
JF - Journal of International Management
IS - 1
M1 - 100709
ER -