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National cultural diversity and global supply chain management

Childerhouse, P., Deakins, E., Potter, Andrew Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3157-9735, Banomyong, R., McCullen, P., Thomas, A., Böhme, T., Hosoda, T., Yaseen, E. A. and Towill, D. R. 2010. National cultural diversity and global supply chain management. Presented at: 15th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2010), Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, 4-7 July 2010. Published in: Pawar, K. S. and Lalwani, C. S. eds. Configuring Next Generation Supply Chains: Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2010), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4-7 July 2010. Nottingham: Centre for Concurrent Enterprise, Nottingham University Business School, pp. 52-59.

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Abstract

Purpose: In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within the North American and European business contexts. To investigate its generic applicability within a global context, this study investigates how national culture affects the uptake of supply chain management theory in practise. Methodology: Hoefstede’s (1980) well-known measures of international work-related values are used to compare the behaviours of a cross-national sample of supply chain managers. The exploratory research involves an anthropological approach of observing supply chain management behaviour within its natural setting. Research Implications: Supply chain management concepts need to be adapted to cater for managers’ cultural diversity. Identifying the most desirable supply chain improvement destination requires understanding of national, organisational and individual cultural norms. In particular, the pathway to change and the desirable leadership role must be matched to the demands of the local cultural environment. Research Limitations: A limited number of national settings, and cases from each national setting, are investigated. Hence there is significant scope for further exploratory, intracountry and inter-country research into national cultural diversity and global supply chain management. Original contribution: The general uptake of supply chain management in practise is slow and rather disappointing, particularly given some twenty-plus years of academic research. Although supply chain management concepts seem to be geographically generic in application, the setting directly affects the approaches undertaken in practise. The cultural values in Asian versus Anglo-Saxon working environments significantly affect supply chain management practise.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Systems At Cardiff (CAMSAC)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Global supply chain comparisons; national culture; anthropology
Publisher: Centre for Concurrent Enterprise, Nottingham University Business School
ISBN: 9780853582670
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Last Modified: 19 Oct 2022 10:29
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/24495

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