Implications of organizational culture for supply chain disruption and restoration

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-65

  Dowty, Rachel A ^a   Wallace, William A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural bias; Disasters; Humanitarian aid; Organizational culture; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL BIAS; FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; HUMANITARIAN AID; HURRICANE KATRINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES; SUPPLY-CHAIN DISRUPTIONS; TRUCK LINES; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME;

DISASTERS; RESTORATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955713043     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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