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Last published 2026
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Brian S. Fugate

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Chair, Department

Also affiliated: Lehigh University (2006–2007); Logistics Management Institute (United States) (2007); Army Sustainment University (2005–2006); Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies (2008); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2005–2010); Colorado State University (2008–2014)

Faculty Researcher

30 h-index 63 pubs 3,741 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Brian S. Fugate's research focuses on supply chain management, particularly during periods of disruption and change. His work investigates how factors like leadership, network structure, and external regulations influence operational adjustments and firm performance. Fugate has examined the effects of government contracting on supplier networks and explored the diffusion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within supply chains, considering relational dynamics between customers and suppliers.

His publications also address the specific challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and family businesses in decision-making processes, drawing insights from agricultural contexts. Fugate has studied the unintended consequences of regulatory policies, such as the Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Rule, on smaller farms. He also investigates communication pathways for sustainability within supply chains and analyzes the complexities of customer concentration and its impact on firm outcomes.

Fugate holds an h-index of 29 with over 3,600 citations across 63 publications. He has collaborated with researchers including Marc Scott, David D. Dobrzykowski, Matthew A. Waller, and Jeff B. Murray, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 30
  • Publications: 63
  • Citations: 3,741

Selected Publications

  • There Is More to Crowdshipping Than Money: Understanding How Operational Characteristics Influence Driver Behaviors (2026)
    Journal of Operations Management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • There is More to Crowdshipping Than Money: Understanding how Operational Characteristics Influence Driver Behaviors (2026)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • When Safety Technologies Backfire: How Monitoring Affects Drivers' Safety Behavior (2026)
    Journal of Business Logistics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Last‐Mile Delivery: A Process View, Framework, and Research Agenda (2024)
    Journal of Business Logistics 29 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Follow‐suit or free‐ride? A relational view of <scp>CSR</scp> diffusion in a supply chain with customer–supplier closure (2024)
    Journal of Operations Management 39 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Employee and Customer Information Privacy Concerns in Supply Chain Management (2024)
    Technology, work and globalization 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Growing, learning, and connecting: Deciphering the complex relationship between government customer concentration and firm performance (2024)
    Journal of Supply Chain Management 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • When the chickens come home to roost: The short‐ versus long‐term performance implications of government contracting and supplier network structure (2023)
    Journal of Business Logistics 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Supply chain plasticity during a global disruption: Effects of CEO and supply chain networks on operational repurposing (2021)
    Journal of Business Logistics 60 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The role of small and medium enterprise and family business distinctions in decision‐making: Insights from the farm echelon (2021)
    Decision Sciences 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • What should you be talking about? The communication pathway to sustainable supply chain contagion (2021)
    International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Farming down the drain: Unintended consequences of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Rule on small and very small farms (2021)
    Business Horizons 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Editorial Commentary: Addressing Confusion in the Diffusion of Archival Data Research (2020)
    Journal of Supply Chain Management 41 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Conflicting paradigms in manufacturing and marketing decisions: The effects of situational awareness on team performance (2020)
    International Journal of Production Economics 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • From the Editors: Introduction to the Emerging Discourse Incubator on the Topic of Emerging Approaches for Developing Supply Chain Management Theory (2020)
    Journal of Supply Chain Management 29 citations DOI OpenAlex

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