The Nature of Supply Chain Management Research - Insights from a Content Analysis of International Supply Chain Management Literature from 1990 to 2006

Herausgegeben von Professor Dr. Christopher Jahns

Foreword

Acknowledgement

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

1.1 Background to the Research

1.2 Research Problem and Main Research Question

1.3 Thesis Structure

2 Theoretical Foundation

2.1 Definitions

2.2 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

2.3 Perspectives on the Analysis of Scientific Disciplines

2.4 Deduction of Research Questions

2.5 Interim Summary

3 Research Methodology

3.1 Origins and Principles of Core Methodologies

3.2 Steps in the Research Methodology

3.3 Interim Summary

4 Data Analysis and Evaluation

4.1 Evolution of Supply Chain Management Research Activity

4.2 Philosophy of Science in Supply Chain Management

4.3 The Supply Chain Management Object of Study

4.4 Scientific Practice - Schools of Thought in Supply Chain Management

4.5 Scientific Practice - Methodologies in Supply Chain Management

4.6 Operational Practice in Supply Chain Management Research

4.7 Anomalies and Unresolved Research Questions in Supply Chain Management

4.8 Conclusions on Data Analysis and Evaluation

5 Summary and Implications

5.1 Answers to Research Questions

5.2 Contributions to Supply Chain Management Research

5.3 Limitations and Directions for Future Research

References

Appendices

Appendix 1 - List of Experts

Appendix 2 - Expert Study Questionnaire

Appendix 3 - Sample Articles

Appendix 4 - Codebook

Appendix 5 - Krippendorff’s Alpha Results for Test - Retest