Antecedents of proactive supply chain risk management - a contingency theory perspective

• Published in: International journal of production research Vol. 51; no. 10; pp. 2842 - 2867
• Main Authors: Grötsch, Volker M., Blome, Constantin, Schleper, Martin C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 01.05.2013; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: buyer-supplier relationships; Content analysis; Contingency; contingency theory; Crashworthiness; Insolvency; Management; Management accounting; management control systems; Management controls; multi-method; Operations research; Risk; Risk management; Studies; Suppliers; Supply chain management; supply chain risk management; Supply chains; Vendor supplier relations

Since supplier insolvencies are a major source of supply chain disruptions, scholars have continuously suggested managing supply chain risk management (SCRM) proactively in order to avoid their occurrence. However, business practice seems to fail with this task. This paper investigates antecedents w...