...Beheshte Momeni; Marko Kohtamäki Purpose This study explores how industrial firms structure their relationships with technology providers and customers in digital service innovations (DSIs) – the use of digital technologies to create new value-added services. DSIs challenge supply network...

... of the US pharmaceutical supply network helped determine the optimal number of upstream tiers given random disruption scenarios. This analysis identifies a convergence tier, a point after which added visibility has diminishing returns. In study 2, the impact of focal firm's position in the network on firm...

... role of high absorptive capacity for supplier responsiveness and radical innovation even in complex supply networks. Also, buyers may better manage suppliers’ tendency to avoid innovation risks and costs associated with innovation-oriented contracts by facilitating their access to complementary...