Innovators and Transformers Revisiting the gap between academia and practice: insights from the green logistics phenomenon

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dc.contributor.authorJazairy, Amer
dc.contributor.authorPohjosenperä, Timo
dc.contributor.authorPrataviera, Lorenzo Bruno
dc.contributor.authorJuntunen, Jouni
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-05T13:44:37Z
dc.date.available2024-08-05T13:44:37Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-08-05
dc.date.issued2024-07-08
dc.description.abstractPurpose Logistics and supply chain management (L&SCM) scholars and practitioners have devoted extensive efforts to advancing green logistics practices (GLPs), yet the intersection between the two domains in relation to the topic remains underexplored. To accelerate GLPs’ development amid the escalating climate crisis, this research examines this intersection by comparing the responsiveness of academia and practice to the call for green logistics over time. Design/methodology/approach To compare between academia and practice, we combined a systematic literature review on the development of GLPs in L&SCM journals (N = 122) with a content analysis of annual and sustainability reports published by the four major global logistics service providers (LSPs: DHL, DB Schenker, UPS and FedEx; N = 156) over the past three decades. Findings This research reveals that all the GLPs covered in the L&SCM literature have already been applied and reported by practitioners, both consistently and over a significant period of time. Academic progress, in turn, is delayed by slow-paced empirical methods, elevated research quality standards, prolonged funding and recruitment processes, and extended peer-review intervals. Further, a tendency toward reactive knowledge creation rather than proactive knowledge transfer is evident, obscuring the role of L&SCM scholars in steering the industry’s green advancement. Practical implications Recommendations are offered to L&SCM authors, editors, reviewers and university departments to advance pracademic endeavors in green logistics research and increase its responsiveness to global events. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to scrutinize the intersection between academia and practice on the evolution of GLPs. The revealed gaps prompted us to suggest a transformative paradigm for academia-practice collaborations targeting the L&SCM discipline at large, combining a bold proactive research stream aimed at knowledge transfer with a more traditional reactive stream aimed at knowledge creation.
dc.description.journalNameInternational Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
dc.identifier.citationJazairy A, Pohjosenperä T, Prataviera LB, Juntunen J. (2024) Innovators and transformers revisiting the gap between academia and practice: insights from the green logistics phenomenon. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Available online 8 July 2024
dc.identifier.issn0960-0035
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2023-0497
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/22716
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2023-0497/full/html
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectGreen logistics evolution
dc.subjectLogistics service providers
dc.subjectLSP
dc.subjectShipper
dc.subjectEnvironmental sustainability
dc.subjectPractical relevance
dc.subjectSupply chain disruptions
dc.titleInnovators and Transformers Revisiting the gap between academia and practice: insights from the green logistics phenomenon
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-06-06

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