Original title: Supply Chain Management Capabilities and Organizational Sustainability in Universities: Pandemic Preparedness Mixed Methods Evidence
The study looks at whether Kenyan universities with stronger supply-chain capabilities are better able to sustain their work. Researchers used surveys and interviews. They found a strong positive link: universities with stronger capabilities tended to have greater sustainability, and supply-chain capabilities predicted sustainability even after accounting for several demographic factors. They also sorted universities into four groups based on their capabilities and sustainability.
A family tries to keep dinner going when a shop runs out of usual ingredients. If they have planned ahead and know where to find substitutes, they can still make a meal. In this paper, a university’s supplies and the way it manages them are like the ingredients and the family’s plan; the study finds that stronger supply arrangements go together with a greater ability to keep the university’s work going.
When supplies are disrupted, universities may struggle to keep teaching and research going. The findings suggest that university leaders and policymakers should treat supply-chain capability as part of preparing institutions to sustain their core work during crises.
The abstract describes evidence from Kenyan universities and a cross-sectional survey, so it does not establish that stronger supply-chain capabilities cause sustainability or show whether the relationship holds in other countries or over time. It does not report details about the interview findings or the four university types.
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Supply Chain Management Capabilities and Organizational Sustainability in Universities: Pandemic Preparedness Mixed Methods Evidence — Kellen Kiambati — F1000Research — doi:10.12688/f1000research.187888.1
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