Professor Kim Tan's Outputs (4)

Sustainability diffusion in the Chinese semiconductor industry: A stakeholder salience perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Tian, S., Wang, M., Wu, L., Kumar, A., & Tan, K. H. (2025). Sustainability diffusion in the Chinese semiconductor industry: A stakeholder salience perspective. International Journal of Production Economics, 279, Article 109470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109470

The semiconductor sector plays a crucial role in shaping national strategies and driving economic growth; however, it faces significant challenges prompting a shift towards sustainable development. This study aims to investigate whether sustainabilit... Read More about Sustainability diffusion in the Chinese semiconductor industry: A stakeholder salience perspective.

A paradoxical perspective on the time dimension of corporate sustainability: having both finite and infinite mindsets to play the game (2024)
Journal Article
Wu, L., Subramanian, N., Pawar, K. S., Wang, M., Kumar, A., & Tan, K. H. (2024). A paradoxical perspective on the time dimension of corporate sustainability: having both finite and infinite mindsets to play the game. Journal of Cleaner Production, 480, Article 144082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144082

Adopting a paradoxical perspective, we propose that companies need to have both finite and infinite mindsets to play the infinite game of corporate sustainability (CS). The current development of the paradoxical approach to CS focuses primarily on te... Read More about A paradoxical perspective on the time dimension of corporate sustainability: having both finite and infinite mindsets to play the game.

Value creation across organizational borders: towards a value gap theory (2024)
Journal Article
Eriksson, D., Hilletofth, P., Tate, W., & Tan, K. H. (2025). Value creation across organizational borders: towards a value gap theory. European Business Review, 37(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-02-2024-0086

Purpose
This study aims to explore and theorize value gaps within value chain management (VCM) by extending the service quality gap model to the context of global manufacturing value chains.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing upon a case study... Read More about Value creation across organizational borders: towards a value gap theory.

A joint sustainable order-packing vehicle routing optimisation for the cold chain e-fulfilment (2024)
Journal Article
Tsang, Y. P., Ma, H., Tan, K. H., & Lee, C. K. (2024). A joint sustainable order-packing vehicle routing optimisation for the cold chain e-fulfilment. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-05949-y

Due to the new normal caused by the pandemic, consumer behaviour has now shifted to online shopping not only for general commodities but also for food and other perishable products. Therefore, e-commerce fulfilment is now integrated with cold chain c... Read More about A joint sustainable order-packing vehicle routing optimisation for the cold chain e-fulfilment.