...Chi Zhang; Mani Venkatesh; Marc Ohana Purpose Drawing on institutional theory, this study investigates the role of individual cultural values on the adoption of socially sustainable supply chain management (socially SSCM) for Chinese suppliers facing the normative institutional pressures of guanxi...

...Frank Wiengarten; Cristina Gimenez; Brian Fynes; Kasra Ferdows Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of cultural collectivism on the efficacy of lean practices. Furthermore, this study assesses whether or not potential cultural disadvantages related to the level...

...Krisztina Demeter; Harry Boer; Alessandra Vecchi; Louis Brennan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the extent to which quality management is “culture‐specific”. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the results of a survey administered across 21 countries that seeks...

...Elliot Bendoly; Daniel G. Bachrach; Hui Wang; Shouyang Zhang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the existence of direct and moderating effects of task interdependence and culture on supervisory views of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Design/methodology/approach...

...Mark Pagell; Jeffrey P. Katz; Chwen Sheu Purpose The purpose of this study is to test the validity of national culture as an explanatory construct for international operations management decision‐making. Design/methodology/approach National culture is multi‐dimensional thereby allowing...