Early Days: Developing the Literature (0)
Background The common term “supply chain” (hereafter “SC”) is seldom defined in clear separation from “supply chain management” (hereafter “SCM”),...
Social Capital as Supply Chain Risk Mediator
Social capital theorists such as Baker (1990), Coleman (1990), and Burt (1992), and Putnam (2000) claim that social capital, like...
Organisational Structure as Risk-Mediator (2)
Metaphors of the Organisation Morgan (1986) defined eight (moderately famous) metaphors to describe different organisations: Of these, several were relevant...
Organisational Structure as Risk-Mediator (1)
Meta-Theoretical Considerations According to Morgan (1973), self-organisation is a key competence. Growth, size, and integration (whose chief activities are decentralisation...
Abstract of My PhD
The following describes my PhD. This research investigates how, in the context of China supply management, the relationship between supplier...
Trust and Ties
Networks, resources, morality, and norms. These are four key concepts of social network theory. Following are rough-and-ready definitions.
No Shortcuts
Maybe I was a slow learner. Maybe I was overconscientious. Maybe I simply didn’t trust my own abilities. Maybe Chinese...
The Sensation of Skin Loss
What is unpleasant to bear is seldom offset by the ease of its description. Dermal detachment is a case in...
EB and Significant Others
Anyone who spends much time with me sees a lot of blood. I doubt anyone ever gets used to it,...