Risk Management in Supply Chain Management - Collaboration and Behavior

Dear Colleagues,

Behavioral supply chain risk management (SCRM) and collaborative risk management have been identified as trending and emerging topics of interest for continued research in supply chain risk management (Pournader, Kach and Talluri, 2020; Friday, Ryan, Sridharan and Collins, 2018). These two areas share synergies, as supply chain collaboration and related behaviors form a critical nexus that can impact agility, resilience, and robustness. In truth, lacking attention to behavioral risk management and effective collaboration, supply chain members will have a very difficult time successfully navigating increasingly complex global supply chains.

The current global crisis brought on by COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented challenges for supply chain managers, as they have had to quickly change strategies and engage with an increasing number of stakeholders. In some cases, this has resulted in a form of cooperative competition among supply chains as well as working closely with local governments, national governments, and international organizations. This increased environmental complexity is likely to persist in the long term and invites fresh perspectives and practices related to collaboration and behavior within and across supply chains.

According to Pournader et al. (2020), behavioral SCRM touches on personality, power, and social psychology. Examples include trust, power in buyer–supplier relationships, and how various types of power affect supplier behavior and performance. This area also involves managerial cognition and how managers adjust decisions based on risk knowledge. For collaborative risk management, Friday et al. (2018) define it as “…an interactive process based on mutual commitment between firms with a common objective to join and mitigate supply chain risks and related disruptions through co-development of strategic relational capabilities and sharing resources.”

Given recent global supply chain challenges, this Special Issue seeks to expand the body of knowledge on behavioral supply chain risk management, especially in relation to collaborative risk management. Authors are cordially invited to submit original research papers, empirical studies, and case studies for the Special Issue of Logistics until November 30, 2021. Manuscripts may be submitted that relate to the following topics:

• Resource dependence risk;
• Cognitive risks in supply decisions;
• Intuition, expertise, and judgment models;
• Impact on collaborative risk management for differentiated risk types (e.g., firm level, supply chain level, across supply chains);
• Supply chain risk collaboration in widespread crisis situations (e.g., global pandemic);
• Challenges to realizing effective and efficient collaborative risk management;
• Application of theories in the exploration of supply chain collaboration and associated behaviors (e.g., relational view theory, prospect theory, etc.);
• Studies involving collaborative risk management capabilities (ref. Friday et al., 2018).

This list is by no means exhaustive but is simply a sampling of potential topics. Other articles in the domain of behavioral SCRM and/or collaborative risk management are highly welcome. I look forward to your submissions.

Dr. Scott Dellana
Guest Editor

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• supply chain
• behavior
• relationship
• collaboration
• integration
• risk management