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Supplier Responses to Carbon Emissions Intensity Gaps: The Influence of Stakeholders on Environmental Sustainability 供应商对碳排放强度差距的反应：利益相关者对环境可持续性的影响

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-04-12 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70065

Dustin Cole, Wayne Fu, Hung-Chung Su, Tobias Schoenherr

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Stakeholders in the Boardroom: Does Inclusion of a Customer and a Supplier on Firms' Board of Directors Impact Their Environmental Performance? 董事会中的利益相关者：将客户和供应商纳入公司董事会是否会影响他们的环境绩效？

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-04-07 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70064

Saurabh Ambulkar, Sridhar Ramaswami, S. Arunachalam, Raghu Bommaraju

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Elaborating Theory of Swift Even Flow in E-Fulfillment Operations 阐述电子履约作业中的快速均匀流理论

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-04-01 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70063

Nicolò Masorgo, Thu Trang (Jenny) Hoang, David D. Dobrzykowski, John Bell, Morgan Swink

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Silver Swan Events: Positive Demand Disruptions as an Overlooked Dimension of Supply Chain Resilience Management 银天鹅事件：积极需求中断作为供应链弹性管理被忽视的维度

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-03-17 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70060

Matthias Klumpp, Christoph H. Glock

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Closing the Supply Chain Loop: From Circular Product Cues to Post-Use Behavior 关闭供应链循环：从循环产品线索到使用后行为

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-03-11 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70061

Bridget Nichols, Ilenia Confente, Ivan Russo

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When the Disruptor Is Disrupted: The Role of Transactional Friction on Incumbents During the Exit and Re-Entry of Innovative Firms 当颠覆者被颠覆：创新企业退出和重新进入过程中交易摩擦对在位者的作用

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-03-11 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70059

Sina Golara, Seongkyoon Jeong, Zachary Rogers

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Ain't Misbehavin': Leveraging Supplier Codes of Conduct in Pursuit of Supply Chain Choreography 不要行为不端：利用供应商行为准则追求供应链编排

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-03-10 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70062

Sebastian Brockhaus, Remko van Hoek, Florentina Bardan

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Labor Flows in Supply Chains: A Review of the Literature and Future Research Opportunities 供应链中的劳动力流动：文献回顾与未来研究机会

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70056

Vladyslava A. Snyder, Wendy L. Tate, John-Patrick Paraskevas

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When Safety Technologies Backfire: How Monitoring Affects Drivers' Safety Behavior 当安全技术适得其反：监控如何影响驾驶员的安全行为

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-02-08 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70057

Satabdi Hazarika, Marc Scott, Brian Fugate, Rajiv Sabherwal

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How Relationships End: A Review and Research Agenda of Buyer–Supplier Relationship Dissolution 关系如何结束：买卖关系解除的回顾与研究议程

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Journal of Business Logistics Pub Date : 2026-01-18 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.70055

Davide Burkhart, John R. Macdonald, Christoph Bode

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