Supply chain innovation research: content analysis based review

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze research methodologies and publication trends across geographical regions in the field of supply chain innovation (SCI) and provide a discussion of future research in the SCI. Design/methodology/approach Using a content analysis approach, this paper in...

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Published in:Benchmarking : an international journal 2020-03, Vol.27 (2), p.666-694
Main Authors: Jajja, Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq, Asif, Muhammad, Shah, Syed Aamir Ali, Chatha, Kamran Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competitive advantage
Content analysis
Empirical analysis
Innovations
Qualitative research
Quantitative analysis
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Trends
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze research methodologies and publication trends across geographical regions in the field of supply chain innovation (SCI) and provide a discussion of future research in the SCI. Design/methodology/approach Using a content analysis approach, this paper investigates 26 years of SCI research based on a sample of 473 journal articles published in 77 peer-reviewed international journals. Findings There has been an increasing focus on empirical quantitative research design as compared to empirical qualitative, conceptual quantitative and conceptual qualitative designs in the field of SCI. Continued research interest in SCI from all parts of the world including North America, Europe and Asia illustrates the importance of SCI in the broader field of management. Research limitations/implications The inclusion of a large number of journals provides greater confidence in the identified trends. However, as the top-tier journals publish only the most rigorous studies, considering all journals as equally weighted will give rise to a mixed pool of studies. Identifying trends from this mixed pool may provide more comprehensiveness at the cost of inclusion of non-core journals of the field. Originality/value The current study builds a holistic view of the methodological progress made so far in the field of SCI.
ISSN:1463-5771
1758-4094
DOI:10.1108/BIJ-09-2018-0297