...), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence . Operations and supply chain management Research opportunities Africa Research agenda Developing country Operations and supply...

... for illegal gains or to intentionally cause harm. This conceptual article outlines a research agenda for future studies by framing covert supply chain activities and the countermeasures used to disrupt them. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data were collected from various news sources (observation...

... rights only Paradox theory Research agenda Paradoxical tensions This study explores the potential of paradox theory as a novel theoretical lens to investigate persistent and interdependent tensions in supply chains. It is based on a critical literature review focusing on paradoxes...

... and policymakers to develop further impact-oriented research. Impact Impact pathways Research Industry Policy Research agenda Practice Theory With technological, social, economic and wider societal changes happening all around us at a faster pace than ever, operations and supply chain...

... the metaverse benefits, challenges and expectations in the O&SCM. Also, it provides robust directions by an empirical approach to the metaverse as a new and important research stream for O&SCM and related fields. The authors provide a prospective research agenda that scholars and practitioners could use...

... pandemic on operations and supply chain management (OSCM) in the retail industry, structured in upstream, internal and operational, and downstream and customer perspectives. The paper concludes with a practice-infused research agenda, which aims to trigger relevant research about the current and potential...

... Research agenda Modularity Service architecture This special issue on service modularity responds to the growing demand for architectural and design knowledge focusing on service offerings and service business. Modularity has intrigued researchers for many years (Starr, 2010) and can...

... and not linked to the wider OM theory base. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the few studies conducted and develop a detailed research agenda to encourage future research in this interesting, important and topical context. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses...