An Empirical Analysis of the Board Composition Concerning Logistics Competencies
Empirical insights into the implementation of logistics competencies at the top management level are scarce. This paper addresses this issue with an explorative approach which is based on a dataset of 872 observations in the years 2000, 2004 and 2008 using quantitative content analysis from annual reports of the 500 publicly listed firms with the highest global research and development expenditures according to the British Department for Business Innovation and Skills. We find that logistics competencies are more pronounced in Asian companies than in their European or American counterparts. On an industrial level the results are quite mixed. Using partial point-biserial correlations we show that logistics competencies are positively related to financial performance.
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management and hypercompetition," Logistics Research, vol. 1, no. 1,
pp. 5-13, 2009.
[2] J. A. Pope, Supply-chain survival in the age of globalization. New York.
Business Expert Press LLC, 2011.
[3] S. Prasad, J. Sounderpandian, "Factors influencing global supply chain
efficiency. Implications for information systems," Supply Chain
Management: An International Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 241-250, 2003.
[4] J. Tongzong "The challenge of globalization for the logistics industry:
evidence from Indonesia," Transportation Journal, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 5-
32, 2012.
[5] P. Sevcik, "Flow-oriented management - the next level of management,"
Business Communication Review, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 8-9, 2003.
[6] B. Wagner, S. Enzler, "Developments in material flow management:
outlook and perspectives," in Material flow management: improving
cost efficiency and environmental performance. Heidelberg. Physica-
Verlag, 2006, pp. 197-201.
[7] R. E. Crandall, W. R. Crandall, C. C. Chen, Principles of supply chain
management. Boca Raton. CRC Press, 2010.
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Basingstoke. Palgrave, 2002.
[9] W. R. Bretzke, "Supply chain management. Notes on the capability and
the limitations of a modern logistics paradigm," Logistics Research, vol.
1, no. 2, pp. 71-82, 2009.
[10] P. Klaus, "Logistics as a science of networks and flows," Logistics
Research, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 55-56, 2010.
[11] R. B. Handfield, R. M. Monczka, L. C. Guinipero, J. L. Patterson,
Sourcing and supply chain management, 5th ed. Mason. South-Western
Cengage Learning, 2011.
[12] H. Winkler, "How to improve supply chain flexibility using strategic
supply chain networks," Logistics Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 15-25,
2009.
[13] R. G. Javalgi, T. H. Reisenwitz, "International logistics operations of
MNCs: an exploration of the pharmaceutical industry," Review of
Business, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 43-51, 2001.
[14] P. J. Rimmer, M. Krome-Hamilton, "Integrating the supply chain
management system operated by multinational corporations within
global logistics," Journal of International Logistics and Trade, vol. 6,
no. 1, pp. 45-53, 2008.
[15] I. Göpfert, Logistik F├╝hrungskonzeption. Einf├╝hrung in das
Management und Controlling von Supply Chains, 3rd ed. M├╝nchen.
Vahlen, 2013.
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Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 53-65, 2009.
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of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, vol. 27, no. 2, pp.
73-142, 1997.
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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,
vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 466-478, 2004.
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W. Rothengatter, J. Weber, J. Zentes, "Towards a science of logistics.
Cornerstones of a framework of understanding of logistics as an
academic discipline," Logistics Research, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 57-63, 2010.
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Research, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 55-56, 2010.
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Management und Controlling von Supply Chains, 3rd ed. M├╝nchen.
Vahlen, 2013.
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supply chain process. Boston et al. McGraw-Hill, 1996.
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and tactical perspectives. San Diego et al. Academic Press, 2002.
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Contemporary logistics, 7th ed. Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall,
1999.
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the supply chain. Concepts, strategies, and case studies, 3rd ed. Boston
et al. McGraw-Hill, 2009.
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Management und Controlling von Supply Chains, 3rd ed. M├╝nchen.
Vahlen, 2013.
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content analysis literature in organization studies: research themes, data
sources, and methodological refinements," Organizational Research
Methods, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 5-34, 2007.
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Marketing Review, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 479-498, 2003.
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reporting, environmental management practices and firm performance,"
Journal of Operations Management, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 998-1014, 2007.
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logistics research," International Journal of Physical Distribution and
Logistics Management, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 374-390, 2006.
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reviews in supply chain management," Supply Chain Management: An
International Journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 544-555, 2012.
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International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics
Management, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 515-539, 1997.
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approaches in logistics: trends and alternative future directions," The
International Journal of Logistics Management, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 22-
40, 2007.
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analytical framework for critical literature review," European Journal of
Purchasing & Supply Management, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 67-83, 2000.
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research," International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics
Management, vol. 35, no. 9, pp. 664-705, 2005.
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research: a look at the role of methods usage," Journal of Business
Logistics, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 185-209, 2005.
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management in retailing: a content analysis of retail trade journals,"
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 394-399,
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risk disclosures in prospectuses," Journal of Business Communication,
vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 120-157, 2008.
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Marketing Review, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 479-498, 2003.
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Journal of Business Communication, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 394-413, 2002.
[41] W. Crombie, H. Samujh, "Negative messages as strategic
communication: a case study of a New Zealand company-s annual
executive letter," Journal of Business Communication, vol. 36, no. 3, pp.
229-246, 1999.
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analysis of CEO letters to shareholders in the oil industry," Journal of
Business Communication, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 92-116, 2002.
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"Corporate social responsibility reporting: a comprehensive picture?"
Accounting Forum, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 187-204, 2011.
[44] J. Unerman, "Methodological issues - reflections on quantification in
corporate social reporting content analysis," Accounting, Auditing &
Accountability, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 667-681, 2000.
[45] P. M. Clarkson, M. B. Overell, L. Chapple, "Environmental reporting
and its relation to corporate environmental performance," Abacus, vol.
47, no. 1, pp. 27-60, 2011.
[46] J. Guthrie, I. Abeysekera, "Content analysis of social, environmental
reporting: what is new?" Journal of Human Resource Costing and
Accounting, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 114-126, 2006.
[47] R. Deumes, "Corporate risk reporting: a content analysis of narrative
risk disclosures in prospectuses," Journal of Business Communication,
vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 120-157, 2008.
[48] F. Li, Do stock market investors understand the risk sentiment of
corporate annual reports? Working paper. Ann Arbor. University of
Michigan, 2006.
[49] P. De Andres, V. Azofra, F. Lopez, "Corporate boards in EOCD
countries: size, composition, functioning and effectiveness," Corporate
Governance: An International Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 197-210,
2005.
[50] R. Heaney, "The size and composition of corporate boards in Hong
Kong, Malaysia and Singapore," Applied Financial Economics, vol. 19,
no. 13, pp. 1029-1041, 2009.
[51] S. Bear, N. Rahman, C. Post, "The impact of board diversity and gender
composition on corporate social responsibility and firm reputation,"
Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 207-221, 2010.
[52] M. L. Esteban-Salvador, "Variables influencing the gender composition
of boards: the Spanish evidence," Journal of Women, Politics & Policy,
vol. 32. No. 4, pp. 305-332, 2011.
[53] B. Fernandez-Feijoo, S. Romero, S. Ruiz, "Does board gender
composition affect corporate social responsibility reporting?"
International Journal of Business and Social Science, vol. 3, no. 1, pp.
31-38, 2012.
[54] S. Elkinawy, M. Stater, "Gender differences in executive compensation:
variation with board gender composition and time," Journal of
Economics and Business, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 23-45, 2011.
[55] H. D. Sherman, R. J. Kashalak, M. P. Joshi, "The effect of the board and
executive committee characteristics on the degree of
internationalization," Journal of International Management, vol. 4, no.
4, pp. 311-335, 1998.
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European MNCs? Nationality diversity in 15 European countries,"
European Management Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 188-198, 2008.
[57] K. Selviaridis, M. Spring, "The dynamics of business service exchanges.
Insights from logistics outsourcing," Journal of Purchasing & Supply
Management, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 171-184, 2010.
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2007.
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European MNCs? Nationality diversity in 15 European countries,"
European Management Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, pp.188-198, 2008.
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issues," Health Care for Women International, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 313-
321, 1992.
[64] K. Krippendorff, Content analysis: an introduction to its methodology.
Newbury Park. Sage Publications, 1980.
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Research in Nursing & Health, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 371-375, 1995.
[66] S. Elo, H. Kyngäs, "The qualitative content analysis process," Journal of
Advanced Nursing, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 107-115, 2008.
[67] G. Breton, "From folk-tales to shareholder-tales: semiotics analysis of
the annual report," Society and Business Review, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 187-
201, 2009.
[68] K. B. Frazier, R. W. Ingram, B. M. Tennyson, "A Methodology for the
analysis of narrative accounting disclosures," Journal of Accounting
Research, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 318-331, 1984.
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posture," Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An
International Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 127-145, 2008.
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Journal of Business Communication, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 349-378, 2005.
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management, 3rd ed. Boston et al. McGraw-Hill, 2010.
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@article{"International Journal of Business, Human and Social Sciences:51449", author = "Ingrid Göpfert and Michael Stephan and Wanja Wellbrock and Malte Ackermann", title = "An Empirical Analysis of the Board Composition Concerning Logistics Competencies", abstract = "Empirical insights into the implementation of logistics competencies at the top management level are scarce. This paper addresses this issue with an explorative approach which is based on a dataset of 872 observations in the years 2000, 2004 and 2008 using quantitative content analysis from annual reports of the 500 publicly listed firms with the highest global research and development expenditures according to the British Department for Business Innovation and Skills. We find that logistics competencies are more pronounced in Asian companies than in their European or American counterparts. On an industrial level the results are quite mixed. Using partial point-biserial correlations we show that logistics competencies are positively related to financial performance.
", keywords = "Logistics, supply chain management, content analysis,
executive boards, multinational corporations.", volume = "7", number = "3", pages = "571-7", }
