Special Topic Forum on Power in Supply Chain Management

• Date: 01 April 2015
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12076
• Published date: 01 April 2015

Power can be def ined as the abilit y to influence ot hers’

behavior or the cou rse of events. The role and natu re

of power in supply chai ns is evolving because fi rms

are increasi ngly embedded in comple x, globally d ispersed

supplier networks . With supply cha ins spanning mu ltiple

tiers and buye rs and suppliers of ten shari ng multi-faceted

relationships, t he question arise s as to how individual f irms

wield power, how control of the supply c hain is gained , how

profits are dis tributed, and w hat consequences t he use of

power has on the supply c hain ecosystem.

We invite papers for the S pecial Topic Forum on Power in

Supply Chain Man agement that ch allenge and adva nce

our understa nding of power in moder n supply chain s.

Papers may be eit her conceptual or e mpirical in nat ure

and pursue eit her theor y-building or theor y-testing . In

terms of empir ical methodolog y, papers may be based

on various tec hniques (e.g., sur vey, archiva l research ,

laboratory stud ies). Papers foc used on conceptual theory

building are welcome too.

Appropriate theoret ical pe rspec tives inc lude but are not lim-

ited to Power-Dependence T heory, Resource- Dependence

Theory, Resourc e-based Theor y, the Relational Vie w, Social

Exchang e Theory, and Social Networ k Theory. Papers that

integrate mult iple perspect ives, multiple levels of analysi s

(e.g., firms w ithin supply chains, fu nctions within fir ms,

or individuals w ithin firms) and multiple met hodologies

are especia lly encouraged.

Appropriate topics inc lude but are

not

limited to:

• Antecedents of power

– What are the sources of power in supply c hains?

– What role can networ ks, knowledge, a nd informa-

tion play?

– How do non-market sta keholders influence power

in supply chain s?

– W hat are the dynamics of power in s upply chains?

What are the dy namics of power w ithin the f irm

and how do they inf luence supply ch ains? How

does power evolve over t ime?

• The use of power

– How do f irms use power to e xercise control in com-

plex supply chai ns?

– How do f irms deal with hig h power asymmetry i n

the supply chai n?

– What role do the behavior of ind ividual dec ision

makers and t heir relationships play in fi rms’ use of

power?

– What role do institut ions and cultu ral aspec ts

play in the percept ion and use of power in supply

chains?

– What a re the ethical perspec tives on the use – and

abuse – of power in supply ch ains?

• Outcomes of the use of power

– How do the e xistence a nd use of power inf luence

the effec tive func tioning of supply cha in relation-

ships, the per formance of the supply chai n and the

firms w ithin it, and other rele vant outcomes?

PAPERS CA N BE SUBMITT ED BETWEE N DECEMBER 1 AND 31, 2015

Manuscr ipts must conform to

JSCM

style guide lines and submission require ments, and should be submitte d electronicall y

via the

Journal ’s

online submission platfor m (http://mc.manuscr iptcentral.com/jscm). Plea se note in the cover letter that

the submission is for the S pecial Topic Forum on Power in Supply Chai n Management. Quest ions can be addressed to t he

Guest Editors : Felix Reimann (rei mann@korea.ac.k r) or Dave Ketchen (ketchda@ auburn.edu).

Special Topic Forum on

Power in Supply Chain Management

Guest Ed itors:

Felix Reimann (Korea University Business School) and

Dave Ketchen (Auburn University)