Supply management and family business: A review and call for research

Family-owned enterprises dominate global business, generating 70–90% of the world's gross domestic product. Existing management research has validated that family businesses often behave differently than non-family businesses, primarily by focusing on idiosyncratic non-economic goals that are not typically assessed in traditional business research. Extant supply management literature has yet to investigate the influences of family business, thus overlooking a potential significant source of variation in our research as well as limiting our managerial relevance. The objective of this paper is to introduce supply management scholars to family business, including its prominence and unique characteristics. Applying socioemotional wealth as a theoretical lens, we develop a research agenda from existing supply management and family business literature by offering propositions for future research where family business influences may permeate contemporary supply management topics including strategic supply management, sourcing strategy, supplier relationships, sustainability, risk, and e-procurement. In doing so, we provide an initial foundation for supply management scholars to both incorporate family business effects into research and launch new research streams. This is one of the first papers to our knowledge that introduces the field of family business to supply management scholars.     

Announcement and call for papers

Announcement and call for papers     

Packaging,business, and society

The objective of this paper is to present the impact of packaging material on sustainability. The article analyzes the size of the problem that arises from the use of packaging and the effect of various types of packaging material on waste management. The data on solid waste from the United States and the European Union reinforce that the problem is not only huge but also requires immediate attention. The research found that paying attention to packaging has the potential to improve economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Reducing packaging in supply chains improves profitability for organizations, reduces environmental impact, and helps societies in lowering the cost of disposal. The cost of packaging materials and the costs of disposal and landfill, are borne by the end consumers. Suggested approaches to minimizing the generation of packaging waste include concerted efforts for reducing packaging throughout supply chains where elimination of packaging is not feasible, the formation of a global policy on the use and disposal of packaging materials, and educating consumers.     

Detrending,stylized facts and the business cycle

The stylized facts of macroeconomic time series can be presented by fitting structural time series models. Within this framework, we analyse the consequences of the widely used detrending technique popularised by Hodrick and Prescott (1980). It is shown that mechanical detrending based on the Hodrick–Prescott filter can lead investigators to report spurious cyclical behaviour, and this point is illustrated with empirical examples. Structural time-series models also allow investigators to deal explicitly with seasonal and irregular movements that may distort estimated cyclical components. Finally, the structural framework provides a basis for exposing the limitations of ARIMA methodology and models based on a deterministic trend with a single break.     

Proposition of a structural model for business value creation based on circular business models,innovation, and resource recovery in the pet industry

Based on the assumptions of circular economy, resource recovery, and innovation, the aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between innovation constructs, resource recovery practices, Circular Economy Business Models (CEBMs), and value creation in a fast-growing emerging economy. A set of empirical data from 443 companies in the pet industry were used. In terms of methodology, the study was processed using the SPSS software, using Structural Equation Modeling, with manipulation of primary data. CEBMs demand greater engagement, internalization of initiatives, and synergy with the operating ecosystem of the pet industry. Innovation is present but has the potential for expansion through adherence to the innovation ecosystem and its technological package, partnerships, and relationships so that companies can scale up and create value with the support of resource recovery practices. The results of this study can be useful for companies in the pet industry, as it allows the identification of areas and practices that require their attention to improve organizational performance and create value for the business based on initiatives supported by the assumptions of circular economy and sustainability.     

Consumer misperceptions,uncertain fundamentals,and the business cycle

This paper estimates the importance of shocks to consumer misperceptions “noise shocks” for U.S. business cycle fluctuations. I embed imperfect information as in Lorenzoni (2009) into a Smets and Wouters (2007)-type DSGE model. Agents only observe aggregate productivity and a signal about the permanent component contaminated with noise. Based on this information agents form beliefs about the temporary and the permanent component of productivity. Shocks to the signal (noise shocks) trigger aggregate fluctuations unrelated to changes in productivity. Bayesian estimation shows that noise shocks explain up to 14 percent of output and up to 25 percent of consumption fluctuations. Nominal rigidities and the specification of the monetary policy rule are crucial for the importance of noise shocks. These features help to resolve conflicting results in the previous literature.     

技术创新是企业开拓进取的灵魂

1999年12月28日,由北京开关厂等12家企业和自然人组建北京北开电气股份有限公司,生产经营主体都进入北开电气股份有限公司.     

基于文化、责任和管理多维视角的企业雇主品牌建设——从中国移动推进雇主品牌建设的案例谈起

当前,知识经济的形态已渗透到各类组织中,人力资本创造财富,已是不争的价值信条,雇主品牌的出现和建设就是基于这样的时代背景和价值取向.本文从中国移动屡次在雇主品牌评比中名列前茅的现象及其原因分析入手,以组织行为学理论、雇主品牌理论和战略人力资源管理理论为依据,提出要用系统的方法论去认知和建设雇主品牌,要以建设企业文化、履行社会责任以及搭建科学合理的管理制度,推广雇主品牌的理念,完善雇主品牌的体系,打造最佳雇主形象.     

高等商学教育国际标准的变化趋势——AACSB新标准对中国商学教育的启示

介绍了AACSB标准变化情况,通过对AACSB新旧标准的对比研究,分析高等商学教育国际标准的变化趋势,指出未来我国的商学教育发展需要强调创新与特色、重视教学与科研的平衡与联系、重视学术与实践的联系、重视社会影响与商业伦理.     

Environments for business deregistrations in the United Kingdom, 1987–1990

In order to understand the reasons for marked spatial variations in business failure rates in the United Kingdom over the period 1987 to 1990 a macro-level interpretation of organizational survival was utilized. We were able to delineate empirically the environment as a set of factors that lead to the deregistration of businesses registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) purposes. Eleven factors presumed to be statistically associated with spatial variations in business failure were identified. Seven of the identified factors were statistically significantly associated with business deregistration rates. This led to the need for the development of a classification of ‘ business deregistration environments’. The process of classification and grouping allowed each of the sixty-five sub-areas of the United Kingdom to be allocated to seven contrasting and mutually-exclusive groups. Moreover, the seven groups are decidedly non-random in terms of relative deregistration rates. In conclusion, we believe this type of analysis provides; a worthwhile sampling frame for a more targeted and environmentally controlled micro-level study of the role played by a further range of factors influencing business failure.     

Connecting business with the agricultural landscape: business strategies for sustainable rural development

Agribusiness enterprises link rural landscapes to global and regional markets. The nature of these business–landscape relationships is vital to the sustainability transition. Decisions by farmers and agriculture policymakers aggregate to changes in the ecology of landscapes, but the influence of food supply system businesses on rural landscape sustainability also requires scrutiny. This article uses four international cases to present a conceptual framework for investigating how different business strategies can support agricultural landscape sustainability. Insights from North America, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and Denmark inform the framework dimensions of horizontal/territorial and vertical/systemic business–landscape relationships. Three types of business model that promote rural sustainability are highlighted: provenance, cogovernance, and placemaking. These models engage strategies such as environmental management systems, certification, ecosystem and landscape services, and spatial planning. Research directions that will improve understanding about how business can engage with rural stakeholders for more sustainable rural landscapes are identified, including the need for cross disciplinary perspectives incorporating social, ecological, and business knowledge.