Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how three core elements of critical management studies (CMSs), “de-naturalisation”, “reflexivity” and “(non)-performative intent”, can help expand the current debate in the supply chain management (SCM) field.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors used a systematic literature review to select 103 articles published in 12 high-ranking journals in the SCM field based on the Academic Journal Guide of the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

Findings

The findings of this study suggest that SCM studies can be narrowed down into four major CMSs themes: “power”, “ethics and environmental issues”, “diversity” and “working conditions”, but even these themes are still under-discussed and undertheorized in SCM. The literature the authors reviewed is more concerned with explaining these phenomena than questioning them and proposing new agendas. This paper, therefore, will discuss how these three core elements of CMS can help transform the “hidden” issues of SCM, which it will do by illustrating it in the context of buyer–supplier relationships and lean manufacturing.

Practical implications

This research will encourage SCM scholars who are interested in conducting more critical studies and teaching the harmful effects of global supply chains.

Originality/value

This paper highlights that a combination of SCM and CMS approaches is important when we decide to adopt a more critical “constructive” view of supply chain challenges and engage practical and critical views, respectively, to generate knowledge that not only increases (corporate) performance but also highlights social needs and values.

中文翻译：

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供应链管理领域能否更加关键？通过批判性管理研究建立新的桥梁

目的

本文的目的是调查关键管理研究（CMS）的三个核心要素“去自然化”、“反身性”和“（非）执行意图”如何帮助扩大当前供应链管理的争论（单片机）领域。

设计/方法论/途径

作者根据英国特许商学院协会学术期刊指南，采用系统文献综述的方法，筛选出发表在SCM领域12种高排名期刊上的103篇文章。

发现

这项研究的结果表明，SCM 研究可以缩小为四个主要的 CMS 主题：“权力”、“道德和环境问题”、“多样性”和“工作条件”，但即使这些主题仍然没有得到充分讨论和理论化在单片机中。作者回顾的文献更关心解释这些现象，而不是质疑它们并提出新的议程。因此，本文将讨论 CMS 的这三个核心要素如何帮助转变 SCM 的“隐藏”问题，并通过在买方-供应商关系和精益制造的背景下进行说明来实现这一点。

实际影响

这项研究将鼓励有兴趣进行更多批判性研究并教授全球供应链有害影响的供应链管理学者。

原创性/价值

本文强调，当我们决定对供应链挑战采取更批判性的“建设性”观点，并分别采用实践和批判性观点来生成知识时，SCM 和 CMS 方法的结合非常重要，这些知识不仅可以提高（企业）绩效，而且可以提高（企业）绩效。还强调了社会需求和价值观。