Understanding how multinational enterprises manage global supply chains during major geopolitical disruptions: the role of structural ambidexterity

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dc.contributor.authorMoradlou, Hamid
dc.contributor.authorSkipworth, Heather
dc.contributor.authorBals, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorAktas, Emel
dc.contributor.authorRoscoe, Sam
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-05T11:48:52Z
dc.date.available2023-08-05T11:48:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-05
dc.description.abstractThis paper seeks insights into how multinational enterprises restructure their global supply chains to manage the uncertainty caused by geopolitical disruptions. Evidence is gathered from 29 interviews with senior executives working for 14 multinational companies affected by Covid-19, the US-China Trade War and Brexit. To manage this uncertainty, we find that companies implement structural ambidexterity in supply chains by partitioning internal subunits, reconfiguring supplier networks, and creating parallel supply chains. The findings contribute to Dunning’s eclectic paradigm by explaining how organisational ambidexterity is extended beyond firm boundaries and embedded in global supply chains to mitigate uncertainty and gain exploration and exploitation benefits.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMoradlou H, Skipworth H, Bals L, et al., (2023) Understanding how multinational enterprises manage global supply chains during major geopolitical disruptions: the role of structural ambidexterity. In: 30th EurOMA Conference, 3-5 July 2023, Leuven, Belgiumen_UK
dc.identifier.urihttps://euroma2023.org/
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20050
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherEmeralden_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectSupply chain designen_UK
dc.subjectambidexterityen_UK
dc.subjectorganizational learning theoryen_UK
dc.titleUnderstanding how multinational enterprises manage global supply chains during major geopolitical disruptions: the role of structural ambidexterityen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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