Featured Scholar: Barbara Flynn, DBA
Richard M. and Myra Louise Buskirk Professor of Manufacturing Management, IU Kelley School of Business
Director, IU Center for International Business Education and Research
Barbara Flynn has a global outlook. Her large-scale research project collects data from manufacturers in 12 countries. It allows plant managers to compare the practices and performance of their plants with other plants in their industry, both in their country and with their global competitors. The data includes practices and performance related to accounting, quality management, technology management, human resource management, strategy, shop floor control and a variety of other areas. Data has been collected from some of the best plants in the U.S., Japan, China, Germany and other countries. It has been used as the foundation for many individual studies that address topics of interest to managers.
Through the provision of detailed feedback reports, participating managers are able to benchmark their practices and performance with that of other plants in their industry, both in their country and in the world. Dr. Flynn believes the best research is based on solving real world problems. Her translational research combines a rigorous methodology and strong theoretical foundation with examination of practical problems that are important to the U.S. economy.
Professor Flynn's global research efforts have a positive impact on the U.S. manufacturing practices and performance and is another example of how IU Indianapolis's faculty members are TRANSLATING their RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE.
Selected Publications in IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks
With several research works contributed to IU Indianapolis's free, open access repository, Professor Flynn has made translational research knowledge available to professionals, researchers, students, and communities around the world.
Flynn, B., Pagell, M., & Fugate, B. (2018). Editorial: Survey Research Design in Supply Chain Management: The Need for Evolution in Our Expectations. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 54(1), 1–15. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17991
Guilherme Zamur, Ely Laureano Paiva, and Barbara B. Flynn. Suppliers’ non-compliance with sustainability standards: a new perspective based on discrete-choice experiments. International Journal of Production Research. (2017). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17194
Hu, H., Djebarni, R., Zhao, X., Xiao, L., & Flynn, B. (2017). Effect of different food recall strategies on consumers’ reaction to different recall norms: A comparative study. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 117(9), 2045–2063. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/15834
Flynn, B., Pagell, M. and Fugate, B. (2017), Survey research design in supply chain management: the need for evolution in our expectations. J Supply Chain Manag. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/14917
Janaina Siegler, Andre Ravara, Susana Pereira, Fundação Getulio Vargas, and Barbara B. Flynn. The Samarco Accident in Brazil: Industry and Supply Chain Impacts. (2016). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17200
Ni, J. Z., Ni, J. Z., Melnyk, S. A., Melnyk, S. A., Ritchie, W. J., Ritchie, W. J., ... & Flynn, B. F. (2016). Why be first if it doesn’t pay? The case of early adopters of C-TPAT supply chain security certification. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 36(10), 1161-1181. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/12880
Barbara B. Flynn, Janaina Siegler, Marcelo Bradaschia, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, and Sao Paulo. Comparative Analysis of Resilience by Supply Network Structure. (2015). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17201
Xiande Zhao, Yina Li, and Barbara B. Flynn. The financial impact of product recall announcements in China. International Journal of Production Economics. (2013). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17243
Barbara B. Flynn, Xiande Zhao, Xiaowen Huang, and Jiang Wei. Special Topic Forum on Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets: Critical Research Issues. Journal of Supply Chain Management; Wheat Ridge. (2013). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17240
Sarah Jinhui Wu, Steven A. Melnyk, and Barbara B. Flynn. Operational Capabilities: The Secret Ingredient. Decision Science. (2010). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17285
Shanshan Hu, Qing Ye, Wei Chi, and Barbara B. Flynn. Supply Chain Structure, Inventory Turnover, and Financial Performance: Evidence from Manufacturing Companies in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. (2010). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17286
Barbara B. Flynn. Introduction to the Special Topic Forum on Global Supply Chain Management. Journal of Supply Chain Management. (2010). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17287
Barbara B. Flynn, Baofeng Huo, and Xiande Zhao. The impact of supply chain integration on performance: A contingency and configuration approach. Journal of Operations Management. (2010). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17289
Xiande Zhao, Yina Lee, Stephen Ng, and Barbara B. Flynn. The Impact of Product Recall Announcements on Stock Market Reaction: a Study of Chinese Listed Companies. (2009). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17290
Cecil C. Bozarth, Donald P. Warsing, Barbara B. Flynn, and James E. Flynn. The impact of supply chain complexity on manufacturing plant performance. Journal of Operations Management. (2009). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17291
Xiande Zhao, Baofeng Huo, Barbara B. Flynn, and Jeff Hoi Yan Yeung. The impact of power and relationship commitment on the integration between manufacturers and customers in a supply chain. Journal of Operations Management. (2008). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17299
Marjorie A. Lyles, Barbara B. Flynn, and Mark T. Frohlich. All Supply Chains Don't Flow Through: Understanding Supply Chain Issues in Product Recalls. Management and Organization Review. (2008). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17297
Barbara B. Flynn, Xiande Zhao, Baofeng Huo, and Jeff Hoi Yan Yeung. We've got the power! How customer power affects supply chain relationships. Business Horizons. (2008). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17298
Vinod Singhal, Barbara B. Flynn, Peter T. Ward, Aleda V. Roth, and Vishal Gaur. Editorial: Empirical elephants—Why multiple methods are essential to quality research in operations and supply chain management. Journal of Operations Management. (2008). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17300