Table 2

Impact pathways

DimensionsTopicResearch questions
WhatGlobal 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?

WhyShareholders 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?

HowSensemaking (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 Supply Chain Management and performance within their environment?

  • What is the environment of SCOM executives in relation to the organization, their supply chain, and the “outside” context?

Background
  • How does the executives’background influence the construction of mental models?

  • How does executives’ background influence their use of different leader behaviors?

Source(s): Authors’ own compilation

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