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Christian Hofer
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Professor
Also affiliated: Georgia State University (2021); University of Maryland, College Park (2006–2007)
24 h-index
49 pubs
2,340 cited
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Christian Hofer's research examines the relationship between business practices and organizational performance. His work has investigated the link between lean production strategies and inventory management, exploring how these approaches influence financial outcomes. Hofer has also studied the determinants of environmental management activities within US manufacturing industries and the impact of environmental dynamism on inventory leanness. Additionally, his research has addressed consumer perceptions and firm benefits related to the disclosure of supplier monitoring, as well as the global adoption drivers of lean production from an institutional perspective.
His scholarly contributions are reflected in a publication record of 61 articles, accumulating over 2,371 citations and an h-index of 23. Hofer has collaborated with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Adriana Rossiter Hofer, Marc Scott, David D. Dobrzykowski, and Stéphanie Thomas, on multiple publications. His most recent publication was in 2026, indicating ongoing research activity.
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- h-index: 24
- Publications: 49
- Citations: 2,340
Positions
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Professor publications 2008–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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The Three R's of Powerful Research: Rigor, Relevance… and Resonance! (2026)
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Disclosure and transparency in sustainable supply management: is it worth it? (2026)
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Supply Chain Risk and Resolution: An Empirical Study of Stock Market Reactions (2026)
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Minority Identity Signals in a Retail Supply Chain Setting and Consumer Purchase Intentions: The Mediating Role of e‐LSQ Expectations (2025)
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The Path Forward for the Journal of Business Logistics (2025)
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Supply chain representation on the board of directors and firm performance: A balance of relational rents and agency costs (2024)
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“Cultural inventories”: How dimensions of national culture moderate the effect of demand unpredictability on firm-level inventories (2023)
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Competitive actions and supply chain relationships: How suppliers' value‐diminishing actions affect buyers' procurement decisions (2023)
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Supplier inventory leanness and financial performance (2022)
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The impact of supplier innovation on buyer innovation and the moderating effects of geographic distance, financial interdependence and technical similarity (2022)
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Broadening our understanding of interfirm rivalry: A call for research on how supply networks shape competitive behavior and performance (2022)
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Interorganizational imitation in supply chain relationships: The case of inventory leanness (2021)
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A competitive dynamics perspective on the diversification of third-party logistics providers’ service portfolios (2021)
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Consumers care and firms should too: On the benefits of disclosing supplier monitoring activities (2020)
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Do Firms Spend More on Suppliers That Have Environmental Expertise? An Empirical Study of U.S. Manufacturers’ Procurement Spend (2020)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Cuneyt Eroglu
Northeastern University (US)
10 shared publications
- Lean, leaner, too lean? The inventory‐performance link revisited
- The effect of lean production on financial performance: The mediating role of inventory leanness
- The effect of environmental dynamism on returns to inventory leanness
- An institutional theoretic perspective on forces driving adoption of lean production globally
- Supplier inventory leanness and financial performance
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David E. Cantor
Iowa State University (US)
6 shared publications
- The competitive determinants of a firm's environmental management activities: Evidence from US manufacturing industries
- Do Firms Spend More on Suppliers That Have Environmental Expertise? An Empirical Study of U.S. Manufacturers’ Procurement Spend
- Content analysis in SCM research: past uses and future research opportunities
- Environmental management rivalry and firm performance
- Competitive actions and supply chain relationships: How suppliers' value‐diminishing actions affect buyers' procurement decisions
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Adriana Rossiter Hofer
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- The effect of lean production on financial performance: The mediating role of inventory leanness
- An institutional theoretic perspective on forces driving adoption of lean production globally
- A competitive dynamics perspective on the diversification of third-party logistics providers’ service portfolios
- What gets suppliers to play and who gets the pay? On the antecedents and outcomes of collaboration in retailer-supplier dyads
- “Cultural inventories”: How dimensions of national culture moderate the effect of demand unpredictability on firm-level inventories
Matthew A. Waller
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- An institutional theoretic perspective on forces driving adoption of lean production globally
- Drivers of retail on-shelf availability
- What gets suppliers to play and who gets the pay? On the antecedents and outcomes of collaboration in retailer-supplier dyads
- Sweating the Assets: Asset Leanness and Financial Performance in the Motor Carrier Industry
- The Impact of Key Retail Accounts on Supplier Performance: A Collaborative Perspective of Resource Dependency Theory
Jordan M. Barker
Michigan State University (US)
5 shared publications
- Supplier inventory leanness and financial performance
- A competitive dynamics perspective on the diversification of third-party logistics providers’ service portfolios
- Supply chain representation on the board of directors and firm performance: A balance of relational rents and agency costs
- Broadening our understanding of interfirm rivalry: A call for research on how supply networks shape competitive behavior and performance
- Interorganizational imitation in supply chain relationships: The case of inventory leanness
Martin Dresner
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
4 shared publications
- The environmental effects of airline carbon emissions taxation in the US
- The impact of airline financial distress on US air fares: A contingency approach
- Financial condition, safety investment and accident propensity in the US airline industry: A structural analysis
- The impact of Gulf carrier competition on U.S. airlines
Robert J. Windle
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
3 shared publications
- The environmental effects of airline carbon emissions taxation in the US
- The impact of airline financial distress on US air fares: A contingency approach
- Route Competition in Multi-Airport Cities: An Analysis of US Air Fares
John Aloysius
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Consumers care and firms should too: On the benefits of disclosing supplier monitoring activities
- Drivers of retail on-shelf availability
- Disclosure and transparency in sustainable supply management: is it worth it?
Yao Jin
Miami University (US)
2 shared publications
- Sweating the Assets: Asset Leanness and Financial Performance in the Motor Carrier Industry
- The Impact of Key Retail Accounts on Supplier Performance: A Collaborative Perspective of Resource Dependency Theory
Brent D. Williams
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Drivers of retail on-shelf availability
- The Impact of Key Retail Accounts on Supplier Performance: A Collaborative Perspective of Resource Dependency Theory
Issam Moussaoui
Georgia State University
2 shared publications
In database
- Drivers of retail on-shelf availability
- A competitive dynamics perspective on the diversification of third-party logistics providers’ service portfolios
Curtis M. Grimm
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
2 shared publications
- Do Firms Spend More on Suppliers That Have Environmental Expertise? An Empirical Study of U.S. Manufacturers’ Procurement Spend
- Environmental management rivalry and firm performance
Saif Mir
University of Delaware (US)
2 shared publications
- Content analysis in SCM research: past uses and future research opportunities
- Minority Identity Signals in a Retail Supply Chain Setting and Consumer Purchase Intentions: The Mediating Role of e‐LSQ Expectations
Nicola Volta
Cranfield University (GB)
2 shared publications
- Selected papers from the 20th ATRS World Conference, Rhodes, 2016
- Selected papers from the 21st ATRS World Conference, Antwerp, 2017
Isaac Elking
University of Houston - Downtown (US)
2 shared publications
- Do Firms Spend More on Suppliers That Have Environmental Expertise? An Empirical Study of U.S. Manufacturers’ Procurement Spend
- The impact of supplier innovation on buyer innovation and the moderating effects of geographic distance, financial interdependence and technical similarity
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