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Journal of Management Inquiry, 2022
In this essay, we argue that the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution calls for a reexamina... more In this essay, we argue that the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution calls for a reexamination of trust patterns within and across organizations. We identify fundamental changes in terms of (1) what form organizational trust takes, (2) how it is produced, and (3) who needs to be trusted. First, and most broadly, trust is likely to become more impersonal, resulting in what Luhmann (1979) calls system trust. Trust between actors is increasingly substituted by trust in a system based on digital technology. Second, applying Zucker's (1986) influential framework of trust production modes, characteristic-and institution-based trust production will gain in importance. Third, despite the move toward system trust, there will nonetheless be a need to trust certain individuals; however, these trustees are no longer the counterparts to the interaction but rather third parties in charge of the technological systems and data. Thus, the targets of interpersonal trust are changing.
The Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management, 2020
This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines... more This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines the limitations sections of research on contracting in interorganizational relationships (IORs) published in the decade 2010 to 2019. A synthesis of contracting-related limitations reveals four major sets of issues. First, current conceptualization and operationalization of IOR contracting usually build on a simplified characterization of contracts. More effort should be exerted to study a larger number and variety of provisions in relation to distinct types of contracts, functions of contracts, and contract management. Second, more attention should be devoted to studying a larger number and variety of antecedents to and consequences of contract design and management. In addition, the need for a more systematic investigation of moderators and their effects has been repeatedly indicated in the literature. Third, studies on IOR contracting should focus more on contract dynamics and its in...
Organization Science, 2020
The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing coll... more The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing collaborations. We outline the historical background and the fundamental features of blockchains and present an analysis with a focus on their role as governance mechanisms. Specifically, we argue that blockchains offer a way to enforce agreements and achieve cooperation and coordination that is distinct from both traditional contractual and relational governance as well as from other information technology solutions. We also examine the scope of blockchains as efficient governance mechanisms and highlight the tacitness of the transaction as a key boundary condition. We then discuss how blockchain governance interacts with traditional governance mechanisms in both substitutive and complementary ways. We pay particular attention to blockchains’ social implications as well as their inherent challenges and limitations. Our analysis culminates in a research agenda that explores how blockchains m...
Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management, 2020
This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines... more This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines the limitations sections of research on contracting in inter-organizational relationships (IORs) published this decade. A synthesis of contracting-related limitations reveals four major sets of issues. First, current conceptualization and operationalization of IOR contracting usually build on a fairly simplified characterization of contracts. More effort should be exerted to study a larger number and variety of provisions, in relation to distinct types of contracts, functions of contracts, and contract management. Second, more attention should be devoted to studying a larger number and variety of antecedents to and consequences of contract design and management. The need for a more systematic investigation of moderators and their effects has been repeatedly pointed out in the literature. Third, studies on IOR contracting should focus more on contract dynamics and its interplay with relational and other governance mechanisms as well as the link between contracts and their performance implications. These dynamics should be studied in relation to temporal factors, critical events and learning. Finally, it is noted that findings to date tend to have a narrow generalizability, as studies usually draw on a limited number of theories, use data from a limited number of actors, and mostly rely on subjective and perceptual data. Building on this synthesis, fruitful opportunities for future research into IOR contracting are discussed.
Organization Science, 2020
The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing coll... more The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing collaborations. We outline the historical background and the fundamental features of blockchains and present an analysis with a focus on their role as governance mechanisms. Specifically, we argue that blockchains offer a way to enforce agreements and achieve cooperation and coordination that is distinct from both traditional contractual and relational governance as well as from other IT solutions. We also examine the scope of blockchains as efficient governance mechanisms and highlight the tacitness of the transaction as a key boundary condition. We then discuss how blockchain governance interacts with traditional governance mechanisms in both substitutive and complementary ways. We pay particular attention to blockchains' social implications as well as their inherent challenges and limitations. Our analysis culminates in a research agenda that explores how blockchains may change the way to organize collaborations, including issues of what different types of blockchains may emerge, who is involved and impacted by blockchain governance, why actors may want blockchains, when and where blockchains can be more (vs. less) effective, and how blockchains influence a number of important organizational outcomes.
Book chapters by Wenqian Wang
Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management, 2020
This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines... more This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines the limitations sections of research on contracting in inter-organizational relationships (IORs) published this decade. A synthesis of contracting-related limitations reveals four major sets of issues. First, current conceptualization and operationalization of IOR contracting usually build on a fairly simplified characterization of contracts. More effort should be exerted to study a larger number and variety of provisions, in relation to distinct types of contracts, functions of contracts, and contract management. Second, more attention should be devoted to studying a larger number and variety of antecedents to and consequences of contract design and management. The need for a more systematic investigation of moderators and their effects has been repeatedly pointed out in the literature. Third, studies on IOR contracting should focus more on contract dynamics and its interplay with relational and other governance mechanisms as well as the link between contracts and their performance implications. These dynamics should be studied in relation to temporal factors, critical events and learning. Finally, it is noted that findings to date tend to have a narrow generalizability, as studies usually draw on a limited number of theories, use data from a limited number of actors, and mostly rely on subjective and perceptual data. Building on this synthesis, fruitful opportunities for future research into IOR contracting are discussed.
Journal of Management Inquiry, 2022
In this essay, we argue that the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution calls for a reexamina... more In this essay, we argue that the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution calls for a reexamination of trust patterns within and across organizations. We identify fundamental changes in terms of (1) what form organizational trust takes, (2) how it is produced, and (3) who needs to be trusted. First, and most broadly, trust is likely to become more impersonal, resulting in what Luhmann (1979) calls system trust. Trust between actors is increasingly substituted by trust in a system based on digital technology. Second, applying Zucker's (1986) influential framework of trust production modes, characteristic-and institution-based trust production will gain in importance. Third, despite the move toward system trust, there will nonetheless be a need to trust certain individuals; however, these trustees are no longer the counterparts to the interaction but rather third parties in charge of the technological systems and data. Thus, the targets of interpersonal trust are changing.
The Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management, 2020
This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines... more This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines the limitations sections of research on contracting in interorganizational relationships (IORs) published in the decade 2010 to 2019. A synthesis of contracting-related limitations reveals four major sets of issues. First, current conceptualization and operationalization of IOR contracting usually build on a simplified characterization of contracts. More effort should be exerted to study a larger number and variety of provisions in relation to distinct types of contracts, functions of contracts, and contract management. Second, more attention should be devoted to studying a larger number and variety of antecedents to and consequences of contract design and management. In addition, the need for a more systematic investigation of moderators and their effects has been repeatedly indicated in the literature. Third, studies on IOR contracting should focus more on contract dynamics and its in...
Organization Science, 2020
The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing coll... more The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing collaborations. We outline the historical background and the fundamental features of blockchains and present an analysis with a focus on their role as governance mechanisms. Specifically, we argue that blockchains offer a way to enforce agreements and achieve cooperation and coordination that is distinct from both traditional contractual and relational governance as well as from other information technology solutions. We also examine the scope of blockchains as efficient governance mechanisms and highlight the tacitness of the transaction as a key boundary condition. We then discuss how blockchain governance interacts with traditional governance mechanisms in both substitutive and complementary ways. We pay particular attention to blockchains’ social implications as well as their inherent challenges and limitations. Our analysis culminates in a research agenda that explores how blockchains m...
Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management, 2020
This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines... more This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines the limitations sections of research on contracting in inter-organizational relationships (IORs) published this decade. A synthesis of contracting-related limitations reveals four major sets of issues. First, current conceptualization and operationalization of IOR contracting usually build on a fairly simplified characterization of contracts. More effort should be exerted to study a larger number and variety of provisions, in relation to distinct types of contracts, functions of contracts, and contract management. Second, more attention should be devoted to studying a larger number and variety of antecedents to and consequences of contract design and management. The need for a more systematic investigation of moderators and their effects has been repeatedly pointed out in the literature. Third, studies on IOR contracting should focus more on contract dynamics and its interplay with relational and other governance mechanisms as well as the link between contracts and their performance implications. These dynamics should be studied in relation to temporal factors, critical events and learning. Finally, it is noted that findings to date tend to have a narrow generalizability, as studies usually draw on a limited number of theories, use data from a limited number of actors, and mostly rely on subjective and perceptual data. Building on this synthesis, fruitful opportunities for future research into IOR contracting are discussed.
Organization Science, 2020
The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing coll... more The recent emergence of blockchains may be considered a critical turning point in organizing collaborations. We outline the historical background and the fundamental features of blockchains and present an analysis with a focus on their role as governance mechanisms. Specifically, we argue that blockchains offer a way to enforce agreements and achieve cooperation and coordination that is distinct from both traditional contractual and relational governance as well as from other IT solutions. We also examine the scope of blockchains as efficient governance mechanisms and highlight the tacitness of the transaction as a key boundary condition. We then discuss how blockchain governance interacts with traditional governance mechanisms in both substitutive and complementary ways. We pay particular attention to blockchains' social implications as well as their inherent challenges and limitations. Our analysis culminates in a research agenda that explores how blockchains may change the way to organize collaborations, including issues of what different types of blockchains may emerge, who is involved and impacted by blockchain governance, why actors may want blockchains, when and where blockchains can be more (vs. less) effective, and how blockchains influence a number of important organizational outcomes.
Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management, 2020
This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines... more This chapter discusses research on contracting in supply chain management and beyond. It examines the limitations sections of research on contracting in inter-organizational relationships (IORs) published this decade. A synthesis of contracting-related limitations reveals four major sets of issues. First, current conceptualization and operationalization of IOR contracting usually build on a fairly simplified characterization of contracts. More effort should be exerted to study a larger number and variety of provisions, in relation to distinct types of contracts, functions of contracts, and contract management. Second, more attention should be devoted to studying a larger number and variety of antecedents to and consequences of contract design and management. The need for a more systematic investigation of moderators and their effects has been repeatedly pointed out in the literature. Third, studies on IOR contracting should focus more on contract dynamics and its interplay with relational and other governance mechanisms as well as the link between contracts and their performance implications. These dynamics should be studied in relation to temporal factors, critical events and learning. Finally, it is noted that findings to date tend to have a narrow generalizability, as studies usually draw on a limited number of theories, use data from a limited number of actors, and mostly rely on subjective and perceptual data. Building on this synthesis, fruitful opportunities for future research into IOR contracting are discussed.