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{"title":"Hurry Up! Better to Get It Now Than to Be Sorry Later: The Effects of Product Rationing on Stockpiling Propensity Before Natural Disasters","authors":"Pritosh Kumar,&nbsp;Adriana Rossiter Hofer,&nbsp;Saif Mir","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70040","url":null,"abstract":"<p>When natural disasters are imminent, retailers often aim to curb consumer stockpiling and promote equitable distribution of critical commodities by employing product rationing or purchase quantity limits. However, marketing studies have shown that restricting purchase quantities tends to increase product desirability and, consequently, sales per consumer. Due to these contradictions, this study investigates how imposing different purchase quantity limits in the wake of a natural disaster impacts consumer stockpiling propensity. We also explore how the use of signs advocating social norms or social nudges moderates this relationship. Using a scenario-based experimental design, we find that two mechanisms take place. First, when consumers' needs were less than the set purchase limits, the limits positively and directly affect consumer stockpiling propensity due to the anchoring effect. Additionally, under the same premise, purchase limits exhibit a negative indirect effect on consumer stockpiling propensity mediated by consumers' perceived future regret. Though we do not observe any significant effect of social nudges in the presence of purchase quantity limits, they significantly reduce consumer stockpiling propensity when no limits are placed. Retailers, therefore, should carefully define these limits to balance these opposing forces more effectively and promote equitable distribution of essential products for natural disaster preparedness.</p>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70040","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145272278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Blind Spot to Boardroom Agenda: A Grounded Theory of Forced Labor Risk Management","authors":"Joshua Schumm,&nbsp;Frank Montabon,&nbsp;William J. Rose","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70042","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Regulators and NGOs have taken an increasingly active role in reducing forced labor, and increasing investor scrutiny is compelling firms to address it, but the problem remains large and growing. For example, the United States imported $562 billion in goods at risk of being produced with forced labor in 2021 and 2022. Many firms perceive forced labor as occurring somewhere else, beyond the bounds of the firm or even their first-tier suppliers. As a result, firms may not view forced labor as their problem or recognize forced labor issues within their supply chains. Using grounded theory, we investigate executive perceptions of forced labor and its impacts. This research resulted in an emergent, practitioner-derived definition of forced labor that includes two additional components of forced labor: economically forced labor and unwanted mandatory overtime. Additionally, our analysis uncovered three aggregate dimensions related to firm efforts to reduce forced labor: <i>defining forced labor</i>, <i>managing forced labor awareness</i>, and <i>managing forced labor risk</i>. Managerial implications highlight the importance of identifying leadership beliefs regarding forced labor, standardizing forced labor prevention practices, and engaging in <i>socially responsible</i> forced labor remediation along the supply chain.</p>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145271939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effects of Market Power Discrepancy on Trade Credit Scales: A Paradoxical Perspective of Digitalization","authors":"Weiqing Wang,&nbsp;Zexuan Zhen,&nbsp;Mengting Li,&nbsp;Shengfeng Li","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We examine the relationship between corporate market power discrepancy (MPD) and trade credit (TC), and whether digital transformation (DT) moderates this relationship. This research adopts TC, one of the most important financing schemes in supply chain finance (SCF), to represent the SCF-based financing ability of a firm, and conducts empirical research using a sample of Chinese publicly traded firms and their suppliers and customers spanning from 2011 to 2022. We first investigate the effect of the MPD, including both suppliers' market power discrepancy (SMPD) and customers' market power discrepancy (CMPD), on the scales of focal firms' TC. We find that the SMPD is positively correlated with the TC of focal firms, while the CMPD is negatively correlated with its TC. Further, we find that DT enhances the effect of SMPD on TC scales but weakens the effect of CMPD on TC scales. This study advances understanding of MPD's effects on TC from a paradoxical perspective of digitalization, offering practitioners insights into the impact of deploying digital technologies on supply chain relationships.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145224107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resilient Supply Chains Amid Uncertainty: Do Agility, Adaptability, and Alignment Mitigate the Effects of Major Disruptions?","authors":"Andrea S. Patrucco,&nbsp;Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues,&nbsp;Jan C. Fransoo,&nbsp;Christopher Mejia-Argueta","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Global supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to disruptions, underscoring the importance of effective resilience strategies. This study examines how agility, adaptability, and alignment (AAA capabilities) mitigate the negative impacts of major disruptions on corporate performance and influence capability enhancement during recovery. Using a longitudinal survey conducted across two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find that agility significantly enhances resilience in conditions of high demand uncertainty, whereas adaptability is particularly effective under high supply uncertainty. Conversely, alignment demonstrates limited effectiveness during acute disruptions but remains critical for post-disruption collaboration and recovery. Interestingly, firms often respond to severe disruptions by broadly investing in all three capabilities, potentially overlooking their distinct, context-specific advantages. This study advances supply chain resilience theory by clarifying the contingent roles of AAA capabilities, guiding managers in strategically prioritizing resilience investments based on specific disruption scenarios and environmental uncertainties.</p>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70037","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145101429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cultural Drivers of Sustainability Performance in Emerging Economies: Understanding the Effect of Supply Chain Learning","authors":"Martin B. Osei,&nbsp;Daniel Ofori","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70036","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sustainability performance in low-income emerging economies hinges on a powerful duo: organizational culture and supply chain learning. But how do they work together—and which cultural values truly drive impact? This insightful study cracks the code, analyzing data from 308 manufacturing firms in Ghana's low-income context through structural equation modeling (SEM) and necessary condition analysis (NCA). The findings shatter assumptions: while developmental, group, and hierarchical cultures directly boost sustainability performance, rational culture—though influential—is not a prerequisite. Even more critical? Only internal and supplier learning act as mediating forces, amplifying sustainability gains. The study's insights further show that sustainability-driven cultural values only unlock their full potential when paired with robust supply chain learning. Flexibility-focused cultures (developmental, group) and control-focused cultures (mainly hierarchical) both play pivotal—but distinct—roles. Our dual-method approach does not just confirm supply chain learning as the missing link between culture and sustainbility performance; it reveals how to strategically align culture and learning for maximum impact. For practitioners in resource-scarce settings, there is a need to merge adaptive and structured cultural values with cross-supply chain learning to overcome barriers and fast-track sustainability wins. This can serve as a roadmap for turning constraints into competitive advantage.</p>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70036","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145012472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental Performance, Strategic Partner Support, and Performance Backsliding in Supply Chains","authors":"Erin McKie,&nbsp;Marcus A. Bellamy,&nbsp;Elliot Bendoly","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Supply chains are clearly instrumental to firm-level environmental performance. Yet in research examining these effects, distinctions between arms-length relationships (largely transactional buyers and suppliers) and other influencers, such as strategic research partners (i.e., entities who jointly maintain legal commitments to shared knowledge and resources, with common service or product development interests) are often ambiguous. In our work, we aim to investigate this distinction. Combining arguments that reflect institutional theory, stakeholder theory, and expectancy disconfirmation theory, we anticipate positive associations between the environmental performance of strategic partners and the future performance of related focal firms. We posit these associations to be more easily observable than those between a firm and its arms-length relations. We further suggest that, due to the level of integration and codependency with strategic research partners, losses in environmental performance (backsliding) will be associated with dampened links between strategic partner performance and subsequent firm performance. By weaving together evidence from thousands of firm-year observations, merging representative fields from FactSet, CSRHub, and Compustat sources, we find support for these associations. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70035","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Innovation in the Last Mile: Exploring Factors Influencing Consumer Intention to Use In-Home Logistics Services","authors":"Finnegan A. McKinley,&nbsp;Rebekah I. Brau,&nbsp;John W. Gardner,&nbsp;Hugo A. DeCampos","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70034","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The rapid growth of e-commerce has led to changes in last-mile delivery and return demands. In response, firms have introduced innovations such as in-home delivery and return pickup services. Prior literature suggests that in-home delivery and return pickup can create net positive value for firms and consumers, but factors influencing consumers' behavioral intentions are relatively unknown. Using the Waiting-Profit Chain, we hypothesize that prior experience with porch delivery risks, service type (in-home delivery versus in-home return pickup), and service structure (home versus away) influence consumer intention to use in-home logistics services. We test the hypotheses using two laboratory experiments. Our findings reveal that prior experience with porch delivery risks does not increase the likelihood of consumers choosing in-home delivery; however, providing a statement about in-home delivery being associated with low risks boosts the odds of consumers choosing this option. We also find that consumers exhibit stronger intentions to use one in-home logistics service type, return pickup, over the other, delivery. Lastly, the service structure matters such that consumers exhibit a greater intention to use in-home logistics services when they are away from home. We provide recommendations for future research and practice.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Enabled Collaborative Approach: Achieving Sustainable Supply Chain Performance","authors":"Tripti Paul,&nbsp;Nazrul Islam,&nbsp;Sandip Rakshit,&nbsp;Sandeep Mondal,&nbsp;Anand Jeyaraj","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in enhancing sustainability and efficiency within the fragmented supply chain of the tea industry. Small-scale tea gardens often face logistical inefficiencies, inconsistent quality control, and economic constraints, limiting their competitiveness. This research bridges the gap in literature by proposing an AI-enabled collaborative supply chain model tailored for small-scale tea gardens. Using a mixed-method research design incorporating extensive field studies and structural equation modeling (SEM), this study validates the model's effectiveness. Findings indicate that AI can significantly improve coordination, predictive analytics, and automation in supply chain processes, enhancing operational efficiency, profitability, and sustainability. Additionally, AI-driven collaboration fosters more transparent and data-driven decision-making among supply chain partners, reducing dependency on intermediaries. This study contributes to the theory of collaborative advantage by demonstrating AI's role in fostering cooperative synergies in agricultural supply chains. The proposed AI-enabled framework offers a scalable model for broader application in agribusiness, presenting significant policy and managerial implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70030","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Path Forward for the Journal of Business Logistics","authors":"Terry L. Esper,&nbsp;Christian Hofer,&nbsp;Rodney Thomas","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70033","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;As we begin a new chapter in the leadership of the &lt;i&gt;Journal of Business Logistics&lt;/i&gt; (JBL), we have taken the time to listen and reflect. Thankfully, the previous editor teams, most recently Beth Davis-Sramek and Glenn Richey, are handing over the Journal in excellent shape. Submissions, acceptance rates, turnaround times, and impact factors all firmly place JBL among the small set of leading journals in the broader supply chain management space. We do not take this success for granted. In a world of AI, rising expectations for academic promotion and tenure, and dynamic global business challenges, emerging as a journal of choice is not an easy feat. To best serve our readers, authors, and engaged community members, JBL needs to continuously improve.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To this end, we have spent considerable time reflecting on JBL's legacy and its role within the discipline. In addition, we sought the perspectives of a broad array of JBL stakeholders. This process has revealed both clarity and questions about who we are, what we value, and how to best lead JBL forward. In this editorial, we outline the principles, priorities, and expectations that will guide our editorship over the next 4 years. We particularly focus on three pillars: the Journal's identity, theoretical and methodological expectations, and guidelines to consider when authoring and reviewing research for JBL. While an exhaustive treatment of each issue is beyond the scope here, we think of this first editorial as a roadmap and conversation starter that will evolve as we continue to listen and engage with our community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;JBL, as a premier supply chain journal, publishes high-quality empirical and conceptual research that shapes scholarly discourse, informs managerial practice, and in so doing engages a global audience. While some journals intentionally narrow their scope or privilege certain paradigms, JBL remains committed to a broad and inclusive view of global supply chain scholarship. We believe that strong research can come from any thought tradition, theoretical foundation, level of analysis, or method, as long as it advances the scholarly and practical understanding of how supply chains function and provide utility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Besides interesting and impactful research questions that are firmly positioned within the broader supply chain management space, all research published in JBL must be executed and presented in ways that maintain the reputation and integrity of the Journal. This requires that published research make compelling use of extant theory to frame and develop its contributions. Moreover, the research must uphold and, in some cases, advance methodological standards. Considering our desire to shape and lead academic discourse in the discipline as well as the practical visibility and impact of the work published in JBL, rigorous execution is paramount. While we strive for brevity in this editorial, we do find it necessary to state a few important perspectives regarding t","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70033","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of Blockchain-Based Technology on Airport Operational and Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence From European Airports","authors":"Fahimeh Chomachaei","doi":"10.1111/jbl.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Airports drive economic growth, enable global connectivity, and support millions of passengers and cargo every year. However, rapid increases in air traffic pose escalating operational and environmental challenges. To tackle these pressures, the aviation sector is increasingly turning to digitalization and emerging technologies to improve operational and environmental performance. This study provides robust empirical evidence on the effectiveness of one such technology: airport collaborative decision making (A-CDM), a blockchain-based application designed to improve coordination among airport stakeholders. By analyzing data from all European airports that implemented A-CDM between 2010 and 2023, we demonstrate its significant impact on both operational and environmental performance. Improvements in operational performance foster greater resilience, enabling airports to better recover from disruptions such as traffic congestion, adverse weather conditions, and unexpected events. Meanwhile, the enhancements in environmental performance contribute to sustainability by reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption, and overall environmental impact. This study provides valuable, evidence-based insights for policymakers and airport managers, highlighting how investments in digitalization can simultaneously improve both resilience and sustainability in the aviation sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":48090,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Logistics","volume":"46 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.70029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144773744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}