ORCID
- Tang, Lijun: 0000-0002-6815-0625
Abstract
This article examines supply chain health and safety initiatives in the oil shipping industry. In particular, it explores the triangular relationships between ship cargo clients, shipping company management and seafarers and reveals the inherent complexities and tensions involved. It shows that while managers capitalise on the supply chain pressure to squeeze more effort out of seafarers, seafarers tend to adhere to the corporate line colluding with managers to hide defects and falsify records. Nevertheless, seafarers occasionally use the supply chain leverage to their advantage by tactically exposing ship defects during ship inspections.
DOI
10.1111/irj.12210
Publication Date
2018-07-16
Publication Title
Industrial Relations Journal
Volume
49
Issue
3
First Page
196
Last Page
210
ISSN
0019-8692
Embargo Period
2020-05-25
Organisational Unit
Plymouth Business School
Recommended Citation
Tang, L., & Bhattacharya, S. (2018) 'Beyond the management-employee dyad: supply chain initiatives in shipping', Industrial Relations Journal, 49(3), pp. 196-210. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12210
