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The action research cycle reloaded: Conducting action research across buyer-supplier relationships

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  • Vieri Maestrini
  • Davide Luzzini

    (Audencia Business School)

  • Abraham B. (rami) Shani
  • Filomena Canterino

Abstract

Buyer-supplier relationships in purchasing and supply chain management practice are instrumental and often "messy". Indeed, the buyer and the supplier generally interact while pursuing their own interest, which are often subject to change over time. The action research method can help address the complexity of buyer-supplier relationships, generating important theoretical insights and relevant managerial implications. First, action research helps the researcher to better understand the problem by integrating diverse perspectives. Second, it allows the researcher to influence the buyer-supplier relationship directly, providing mutually beneficial solutions. This study proposes action research as a suitable interactive method that could complement other methodologies in the field of purchasing and supply chain management, as well as in other fields. An expanded action research framework – the "action research cycle reloaded" – is proposed and the role of the action researcher in the buyer-supplier context is discussed. The framework is applied to study the design and implementation of a supplier performance measurement system in the banking industry.

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  • Vieri Maestrini & Davide Luzzini & Abraham B. (rami) Shani & Filomena Canterino, 2016. "The action research cycle reloaded: Conducting action research across buyer-supplier relationships," Post-Print hal-01416275, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01416275
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2016.06.002
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    1. Anne Touboulic & Lucy McCarthy & Lee Matthews, 2020. "Re‐imagining supply chain challenges through critical engaged research," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 56(2), pages 36-51, April.
    2. Nina Shin & Jung-Sang Yoo & Ik-Whan G. Kwon, 2020. "Fostering Trust and Commitment in Complex Project Networks through Dedicated Investment in Partnership Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-21, December.
    3. Sandberg, Erik & Oghazi, Pejvak & Chirumalla, Koteshwar & Patel, Pankaj C., 2022. "Interactive research framework in logistics and supply chain management: Bridging the academic research and practitioner gap," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    4. Haradhan Kumar MOHAJAN, 2018. "Qualitative research methodology in social sciences and related subjects," Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People, Alliance of Central-Eastern European Universities, vol. 7(1), pages 23-48, March.
    5. Qing Li & Shengqiao Wang & Nicky Shaw & Victor Shi, 2019. "Supply Chain Partner Communication in a Managed Programme in the UK Water Industry: A Case Study with Social Network Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-20, October.
    6. Christopher Meyer & Laima Gerlitz & Monika Klein, 2022. "Creativity as a Key Constituent for Smart Specialization Strategies (S3), What Is in It for Peripheral Regions? Co-creating Sustainable and Resilient Tourism with Cultural and Creative Industries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-31, March.

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