A review and classification of empirical research in operations management

Scudder, Gary D.; Hill, Craig A.

doi:10.1016/s0272-6963(97)00008-9

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“…. .an empirical inquiry that investigates a contemporary phenomenon within some real-life context and a methodology involving multiple sources of data which provides the fullest understanding of the phenomenon and improves the validity of research implications through triangulation' (Scudder and Hill 1998;Yin 1994). The case studies were conducted longitudinally over an 8-month period.…”

Section: Data Collection Methods and Samplementioning

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Risk determinants of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) - an exploratory study in New Zealand

Islam

Tedford

2012

J Ind Eng Int

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The smooth running of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) presents a significant challenge irrespective of the technological and human resources they may have at their disposal. SMEs continuously encounter daily internal and external undesirable events and unwanted setbacks to their operations that detract from their business performance. These are referred to as 'disturbances' in our research study. Among the disturbances, some are likely to create risks to the enterprises in terms of loss of production, manufacturing capability, human resource, market share, and, of course, economic losses. These are finally referred to as 'risk determinant' on the basis of their correlation with some risk indicators, which are linked to operational, occupational, and economic risks. To deal with these risk determinants effectively, SMEs need a systematic method of approach to identify and treat their potential effects along with an appropriate set of tools. However, initially, a strategic approach is required to identify typical risk determinants and their linkage with potential business risks. In this connection, we conducted this study to explore the answer to the research question: what are the typical risk determinants encountered by SMEs? We carried out an empirical investigation with a multi-method research approach (a combination of a questionnaire-based mail survey involving 212 SMEs and five in-depth case studies) in New Zealand. This paper presents a set of typical internal and external risk determinants, which need special attention to be dealt with to minimize operational risks of an SME.

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Risk determinants of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) - an exploratory study in New Zealand

Islam

Tedford

2012

J Ind Eng Int

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“…With the call from pioneers to focus on "macro-oriented" and "management-oriented" topics, the level of analysis has gradually become strategic through the study of topics that are closely associated to the management of operations (Scudder and Hill 1998;. Today, the level of analysis is increasingly external as well as strategic in nature due to the rapid proliferation of inter-organizational and inter-disciplinary research that focuses on analyzing global supply chain networks (Buhman, Kekre, and Singhal 2005;Gupta, Verma, and Victorino 2006).…”

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The Domain and Scope of Scm's Foundational Disciplines — Insights and Issues to Advance Research

Frankel

Bolumole

Eltantawy

et al. 2008

J of Business Logistics

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129

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The authors examine and take stock of the changing nature and landscape surrounding supply chain management, and the related disciplines of purchasing, operations management, logistics and marketing channels of distribution. They identify, describe and synthesize the nature of research in those academic disciplines that are identified to be some of the objectives with respect to supply chain management's integration goals. Their examination highlights the considerable evolution and significant advances occurring within and among these disciplines. Additionally, they find this new landscape to provide both insights and issues for scholarship to those attempting to understand the evolving nature of supply chain management and its related fields. Such insights and issues suggest a number of proposals for progress with regard to SCM's future development.

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“…This methodology has been widely used to identify the main lines of research in disciplines such as management (Mentzer and Kahn, 1995;Scudder and Hill, 1998;Acedo et al, 2001;Carter and Ellram, 2003;Ventovuori et al, 2007) and marketing (Ngai, 2003;Martín-Ruiz et al, 2006;Schibrowsky et al, 2007;Das, 2009), contrary to what has occurred in agricultural economics or the economics of natural resources. In these disciplines, the few studies carried out have been supported by techniques of a qualitative type (e.g.…”

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Review. The evolution of research regarding the economics of irrigation water

Arcas¹,

Alcón²,

Gómez‐Limón

et al. 1970

Span. j. agric. res.

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It is no coincidence that from the origin of the first human civilisations (Mesopotamia, Egypt, etc.) the same driving force was concealed; irrigated agriculture. Indeed, only when human beings learned to combine adequately the factors of labour, land and water could the necessary food surpluses be generated to allow the specialisation of labour and trade. Since antiquity, the use of water in agriculture has been a basic element for the survival and economic and social progress of humanity. This explains why, since then, the irrigated area of the world has not ceased to grow, Review. The evolution of research regarding the economics of irrigation water AbstractThis work analyses the main research trends (subjects, methodology used, countries of the authors and data) in the economics of irrigation water during the last 10 years (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009). For this purpose, a quantitative methodology has been used which is new to this sphere, based on the review of a representative sample of 332 papers published in the 15 most important journals focused on this field of science indexed in the databases of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), the Science Citation Index (SCI) and the Social Science Citation Index (SCCI). The results obtained confirm: a) the notable growth in the number of papers published, especially in the last three years, b) the high degree of collaboration between authors, including those of different origin, for their performance c) the prominence of the USA, Australia, India and Spain as the countries of the first authors and origin of the data, d) the greater attention given to subjects related with «investment project analysis», «production planning» and, especially, «production function and productivity of water», and e) the predominance of empirical studies that use basic analysis approaches (cost analysis, investment evaluation, etc.).Additional key words: literature review; quantitative approach; research methods; subject areas. Resumen Revisión. Evolución de la investigación en economía del agua de riegoEl presente trabajo analiza las principales tendencias de investigación (temáticas, metodologías utilizadas, países de los autores y de los datos) en economía del agua de riego en los últimos 10 años (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009). Para ello, se ha utilizado una metodología cuantitativa, novedosa en este ámbito, basada en la revisión de una muestra representativa de 332 artículos publicados en las 15 revistas más importantes en este ámbito científico, indexadas en las bases de datos del Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), el Science Citation Index (SCI) y el Social Science Citation Index (SCCI). Los resultados obtenidos confirman: a) el notable crecimiento del número de artículos publicados, sobre todo, en los tres últimos años, b) la elevada colaboración entre los autores para su realización, incluso de diferente procedencia, c) el protagonismo de EEUU, Australia, India y España como países de los primer...

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A review and classification of empirical research in operations management

Cited by 95 publications

References 8 publications

Risk determinants of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) - an exploratory study in New Zealand

Risk determinants of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) - an exploratory study in New Zealand

The Domain and Scope of Scm's Foundational Disciplines — Insights and Issues to Advance Research

Review. The evolution of research regarding the economics of irrigation water

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