Open AccessConceptualizing Supplier Work Passion in light of the Zigarmi’s Framework
Author(s) -
Muhammad Nawaz,
Sara Javed,
Seema Shah,
Mumtaz Begum Mustafa,
Unsa,
Alimatullah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
management science and business decisions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2767-6528
pISSN - 2767-3316
DOI - 10.52812/msbd.7
Subject(s) - passion , work (physics) , context (archaeology) , construct (python library) , supply chain , business , human resource management , supply chain management , knowledge management , marketing , computer science , sociology , psychology , engineering , social psychology , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biology , programming language
Similar to other systems, the supply chains are also evolving, and old problems are seeking a new outlook. Work passion is an important concept in human resource management literature, but it rarely sought attention in supply chain management literature in the context of suppliers. By building upon some works by Drea Zigarmi on the employee work passion, the current study makes a pioneering attempt in defining supplier work passion and then conceptualizing it through an eight-dimensional construct. Therefore, a novel framework has been constructed. It is argued that a supplier can be an organization, but it behaves like a passionate individual in its dealing with the buyers. The study is of theoretical and practical significance and is likely to create a new debate in the supply chain management on the significance of supplier work passion.