... is a precursor to responsiveness. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the unification of practice–performance studies on lean, agility, flexibility, efficiency and responsiveness into a single stream of research: supply chain fit. The empirical results support contingency theory in the context...

... Contingency theory The trend of focusing on core capabilities and outsourcing the rest has prompted an increasing number of firms to look beyond their own boundaries for supplier and customer resources that might be leveraged to create additional value (Flynn et al., 2010 ; Swink et al...

... results. One possible explanation lies in the contingency theory. This paper contributes to the theoretical development of the contingency view in the SCM literature by showing that industry clockspeed affects the way SCM practices impact on SCM performance. This study posits IC as a construct...