Special Topic Forum on Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets: Critical Research Issues

• Published date: 01 July 2013
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12029
• Date: 01 July 2013

Special Topic Forum on

Supply Chain Management in Emerging

Markets: Critical Research Issues

Guest Editors:

Barbara Flynn (University of Indiana)

Xiande Zhao (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Xiaowen Huang (Miami University, Ohio)

Jiang Wei (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

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purred by the r apid development of international ma rkets,

enhanced ea se of communications and rapidly de veloping

infrast ructure, supply c hains that trans cend national bound-

aries have become st andard in today’s dyna mic global environ-

ment, causing a numbe r of critical researc h issues to emerge.

The importa nce of such issues is intensif ied when considered

in the unique env ironment faced by supply chain s in emerging

economies, such as Br azil, Russia, I ndia and China. Traditiona l

supply chain ma nagement practices may be inef fective, due

to the unique ch aracterist ics of supply chains in emer ging

economies or that span deve loped and emerging economies.

In this spec ial topic forum, we seek hig h quality conceptua l

and empirica l research that addres ses critical re search issues

related to manag ing supply chains in emerg ing economies.

Conceptual pap ers should draw upon and ex tend existing

theoret ical foundation s, developing model s and propositions

for future rese arch. Empirical rese arch studies that employ

surve y methodology, struct ured case resea rch, secondary

data analy sis, controlled exper iments and other empirical

approaches are welcomed. In l ine with

JS CM’s

mission

statement, aut hors must clearly identif y how their work

extend s or contributes to theor y relating to global supply

chain ma nagement, as well as provid ing implications for

practice.

Examples of relevant topics include, but are not

limited to:

• Supply chain sust ainability in emergi ng markets

• Cross-c ultural supply chain inte gration and power issues

• Infrast ructure and logist ics issues

• Supply chain qua lity management in emerg ing markets

• Quality re calls and supply chain implicat ions

• Role of national cult ure in cross-cult ural supply chains

• Ownersh ip and gover nment issues

• Supply chain sec urity and risk man agement

• Collaborative innov ation in supply ch ain networks

• Supply chain r isk assessment in emerging ma rkets

THE DEA DLIN E FOR SUBMISSIONS IS AUGUST 31, 2013

Manuscr ipts must conform to

JSCM

style guide lines and submission require ments. Early submissions a re welcome,

and the rev iew process will be init iated as papers are receive d. Manuscripts shou ld be submitted electronic ally via the

Journal ’s

online submission platform ( http://mc.manuscr iptcentral.com/jscm). Please note in t he cover letter that the

submission is for the Spec ial Topic Forum on

Supply Chain Man agement in Emerging Ma rkets

.

Questions ca n be addressed to the guest editor s:

Barbara Flynn (bbf lynn@indiana.edu)

Xiande Zhao (X iande@baf.msmail.cu hk.edu.hk)

Xiaowen Huang (huangx@muohio.edu)

Jiang Wei (jiangwe i08@gmail.com)