Impact pathways
| Dimensions | Topic | Research questions |
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| What | Global and Local |
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| Integration |
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| Direct Observation (Methods) |
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| Why | Shareholders and Boards |
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| Configuration |
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| How | Sensemaking (Theory) |
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| Supply Chain & Operations Management |
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| Background |
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| Dimensions | Topic | Research questions |
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| What | Global and Local | What strategies do SCOMEs employ to balance global synergies with local responsiveness? What frameworks do SCOMEs employ to weigh trade-offs between centralization and localization? What organizational structures do SCOMEs implement to align dual objectives? |
| Integration | How do SCOMEs match integration requirements with integration mechanisms? How do SCOMEs prioritize and adapt integration in dynamic environments? | |
| Direct Observation (Methods) | What do SCOMEs actually do? What can diary studies and ethnographies teach us about the work reality of SCOMEs? | |
| Why | Shareholders and Boards | In which ways do SCOMEs mandates’ reflect the dominant rationale for shareholder value maximization? In which ways does SCOMEs work reflect short term (e.g. profit) versus long term (e.g. resilience) performance indicators? |
| Configuration | In which ways do different organizational arrangements correspond to SCOMEs roles and expected contributions? In which ways do SCOMEs interact with other TMT members to influence the corporate agenda for SCOM? | |
| How | Sensemaking (Theory) | How do SCOMEs construe mental models of SCOM and their context? How do SCOMEs search for and enact meaning in the face of uncertainty? |
| Supply Chain & Operations Management | How do executives make sense of What | |
| Background | How does the executives’background influence the construction of mental models? How does executives’ background influence their use of different leader behaviors? |