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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2002 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 0957-4093
- DOI
- 10.1108/09574090210806342
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The expanding focus on logistics management makes it necessary to rethink the concept of logistics organizations. In addition, there is a need for clarification of the relations between the practices of these organizations and the basic thinking that underlies their behavior. The paper presents a framework for understanding these relations by identifying certain teleological and ontological fundamentals of logistics organizational ideologies. We suggest certain principles and organizational practices that are underpinned by these ideologies. Furthermore, given the changes logistics organizations are experiencing today, we discuss how the changes are viewed within the various ideologies. We conclude that there is a need for improved ability to deal with change within logistics organizations, and that this can be achieved by adopting new theoretical and practical perspectives into the established ideologies of these organizations.
Journal
The International Journal of Logistics Management – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jan 1, 2002
Keywords: Logistics; Organizational behaviour; Ideologies; Organizational change