36 research outputs found
Application of qualitative case study methodology to supply chain management research - a reflective narrative
No full textAs supply chain management (SCM) concept has become more relevant to contemporary business, and its application to the industry grown rapidly since the start of year 2000, quite a large number of academic studies (both qualitative and quantitative methods) had been conducted in the field. The use of qualitative research methodology has been well established for data generation withing the field of business and management generally, and particularly, in supply chain management research. In social research, there have been the age long contending positions between both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Whereas the positivists’ school argued that the social world exists through objective research methods, the naturalists believe that reality exists inside the minds of the people, and qualitative method is the useful technique to explore their minds in other to understand them in their own real cultural and natural contexts. This paper reflects on how qualitative method was applied in a supply chain management research. Extensive literature on qualitative research approaches were reviewed and a detailed explanation of how the techniques were applied in a multiple case studies context was presented. The paper concludes with a view that the qualitative research approach, is a rigorous and reliable methodology that is compatible with the study of supply chain management which can lead to reliable and credible data that can produce a robust research outcome
Coronavirus outbreak and the impacts on African economy
No full textThis report (editorial) explored the socio-economic impacts of the outbreak of Coronoavirus (Covid-19) on the continent of Africa. The artricle analysed the key challenges facing Africa due to the unpreparedness and the sudden outbreak of the virus and the disruptions it caused to major supply chains of food and pharmaceuticals. It examined the consequences Covid-19 on policy and the strategies for combating the outbreak of the virus. The report however viewed the pandemic phenomenon as a opportunity for African governments to adopt a common intra-African Philosophy (African Communal Approach - Africom) as an approach to forstering intra-African trading blocs to building stronger economic and infratructure development in the continent
Information sharing and supply chain relationships in SME garment manufacturing firms in the UK
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Coronavirus outbreak and the impacts on African economy
No full textThis report (editorial) explored the socio-economic impacts of the outbreak of Coronoavirus (Covid-19) on the continent of Africa. The artricle analysed the key challenges facing Africa due to the unpreparedness and the sudden outbreak of the virus and the disruptions it caused to major supply chains of food and pharmaceuticals. It examined the consequences Covid-19 on policy and the strategies for combating the outbreak of the virus. The report however viewed the pandemic phenomenon as a opportunity for African governments to adopt a common intra-African Philosophy (African Communal Approach - Africom) as an approach to forstering intra-African trading blocs to building stronger economic and infratructure development in the continent
Establishing validity and rigour in qualitative research:a case evidence of a supply chain management setting
No full textAs the application of qualitative inquiry increases in popularity within the field of supply chain management, the construct of validity of research in the subject field continues to receive increasing attention in the methodological literature. (Erickson, 1985; Maxwell, 1992; Denzin & Lincoln, 2005). This paper presents and describes the different methods to increase accuracy and validity in qualitative enquiries, using evidence from supply chain case study research. The paper also explains how rigour (reliability and validity) was established using verification strategies for evaluating trustworthiness and utility
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Information sharing and supply chain relationships in small and medium sized garment manufacturing firms in the UK
No full textEstablishing validity and rigour in qualitative research:a case evidence of a supply chain management setting
No full textAs the application of qualitative inquiry increases in popularity within the field of supply chain management, the construct of validity of research in the subject field continues to receive increasing attention in the methodological literature. (Erickson, 1985; Maxwell, 1992; Denzin & Lincoln, 2005). This paper presents and describes the different methods to increase accuracy and validity in qualitative enquiries, using evidence from supply chain case study research. The paper also explains how rigour (reliability and validity) was established using verification strategies for evaluating trustworthiness and utility
Building Resilient Humanitarian Supply Chains:Lessons from Hurricane Melissa and Policy Insights for Nigeria
No full textBuilding Resilient Humanitarian Supply Chains:Lessons from Hurricane Melissa and Policy Insights for Nigeria
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