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Empirical Research Published in Production and Operations Management (1992–2005): Trends and Future Research Directions
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We review and evaluate empirical research in more than 150 papers published in Production and Operations
Management (POM) during 1992 to 2005 to assess how far the papers’ authors have met the journal’s stated
objective of promoting empirical research. We also assess the diversity of articles in terms of the purposes of
research, data collection approaches, and data analysis techniques. We classify the empirical research articles
based on their primary purpose (theory building, theory verifying, application, and providing evidence), data
collection approach (case study, qualitative research, archival research, survey-based research, laboratory
research, and field research), data analysis technique (descriptive statistics, various multivariate statistical
techniques, and mathematical modeling), and operations topics (strategy, quality, and supply chain
management). We also discuss directions for future empirical research in operations management.
During 1992 to 2005, the articles based on empirical data have increased substantially from 30 to 50 percent
of all articles published in POM. During 1992 to 1998, about three-fourths of the empirical research-based
articles published in POMfocused on the manufacturing industry, but recently the gap between the numbers
of manufacturing- and service-focused articles published in POMhas almost disappeared. While a previous
assessment of articles published in a range of operations management journals showed that almost all of the
empirical articles were based on either surveys or case studies, our results indicate that POMhas published
articles that were based on a much wider and more diverse range of data collection approaches. Production and
Operations Management has clearly established itself as a leading outlet for publishing empirical research in
operations management.
Sushil Gupta - Personal Name
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Empirical Research Published in Production and Operations Management (1992–2005): Trends and Future Research Directions
Management
English
2006
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