Doctoral dissertations in logistics and supply chain management: a review of Nordic contributions from 2009 to 2014
Doctoral dissertations in logistics and supply chain management: a review of Nordic contributions from 2009 to 2014
C. Rajkumar,L. Kavin,Xue Luo,Jan Stentoft Arlbjørn
TLDR
Nordic doctoral dissertations in logistics and supply chain management published from the years 2009-2014 are identified, with a trend toward: more Dissertations based on a collection of articles than monographs; more dissertation focusing on inter-organizational SCM issues; and a continued decreased focus on the philosophy of science.
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze Nordic doctoral dissertations in logistics and supply chain management (SCM) published from the years 2009–2014. The paper is based on a detailed review of 150 doctoral dissertations. Compared with previous studies, this paper identifies a trend toward: more dissertations based on a collection of articles than monographs; more dissertations focusing on inter-organizational SCM issues; a shift from a focal company perspective to functional aspects and supply chain-related research; and finally, a continued decreased focus on the philosophy of science. A score for measuring the significance of article-based dissertations is also proposed.