SCHLEPER
SCHLEPER Martin
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in the UK (FHEA)
Martin C. Schleper is Professor of Supply Chain Management and Sustainability at NEOMA Business School. He received his PhD at the European Business School in Wiesbaden, Germany and worked at Nottingham University Business School and University of Sussex Business School, UK before joining NEOMA. Martin’s research investigates a variety of operational, sustainability, and ethical aspects in buyer-supplier relationships and global supply chains. His work has been published in top-tier journals, including Production and Operations Management, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Business Ethics, among others. Since January 2025, Martin is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management. He also serves as editorial reviewer board member of various prestigious outlets. His teaching covers a variety of supply chain and sustainability courses at undergraduate, masters, and MBA level.
DUENSING, S., M. C. SCHLEPER, C. BUSSE, "Wildlife trafficking as a societal supply chain risk: Removing the parasite without damaging the host?", Journal of Supply Chain Management, April 2023, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 3-32
10.1111/jscm.12297
ALEXANDER, A., C. BLOME, M. C. SCHLEPER, S. ROSCOE, "“Managing the “new normal”: the future of operations and supply chain management in unprecedented times”", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, August 2022, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1061-1076
10.1108/IJOPM-06-2022-0367
BLOME, C., S. MANNING, M. C. SCHLEPER, "Book review -The contest for value in global value chains: Correcting for distorted distribution in the global apparel industry", Journal of International Business Studies, October 2022, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 1836-1840
10.1057/s41267-022-00541-7
BEDNARSKI, L., S. ROSCOE, C. BLOME, M. C. SCHLEPER, "Geopolitical disruptions in global supply chains: A state-of-the-art literature review", Production Planning and Control, March 2025, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 536-562DOI : 10.1080/09537287.2023.2286283
ASLAM, H., C. BLOME, M. C. SCHLEPER, A. RAMISH, S. BAJWA, "Investigating the supply chain agility–Innovation link: The role of organizational context", European Management Journal, April 2025, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 246-256DOI : 10.1016/j.emj.2024.02.006
MATTHEWS, L., S. GOLD, M. C. SCHLEPER, "Broadening the Scope of OSCM Scholarship on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Justice, Paradox, and Dialectical Lenses", Production and Operations Management, April 2025, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 820-828DOI : 10.1177/10591478241243384
MOSHTARI, M., M. C. SCHLEPER, "Supervisors’ Power Sources and Doctoral Students’ Working Conditions: A Qualitative Study of Doctoral Supervision in a Developing Country", Studies in Higher Education, September 2025, vol. 50, no. 9, pp. 2030-2047DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2408667
SAHOO, S., V. . VENKATESH, Y. SHI, V. . SREEDHARAN, M. SCHLEPER, "Analyzing the Effect of Lean Six Sigma Practices and Green Culture on Circular Manufacturing Capabilities in Achieving 3P Performance", Business Strategy and the Environment, September 2025DOI : 10.1002/bse.70197
HOLGADO, M., C. BLOME, M. C. SCHLEPER, N. SUBRAMANIAN, "Brilliance in resilience: operations and supply chain management’s role in achieving a sustainable future", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, April 2024, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 877-899DOI : 10.1108/IJOPM-12-2023-0953
MATOS, S. V., M. C. SCHLEPER, J. K. HALL, C. M. BAUM, S. LOW, B. K. SOVACOOL, "Beyond the new normal for sustainability: transformative operations and supply chain management for negative emissions", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, August 2024, vol. 44, no. 13, pp. 263-295DOI : https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-06-2024-0487
SCHLEPER, M. C., S. DUENSING, C. BUSSE, "Shifting the context: reviews and research agendas for traditional, reputational and societal supply chain risk", Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, November 2024, vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 135-163DOI : https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-04-2024-0280
DUENSING, S., M. C. SCHLEPER, C. BUSSE, "Wildlife trafficking as a societal supply chain risk: Removing the parasite without damaging the host?", Journal of Supply Chain Management, April 2023, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 3-32DOI : 10.1111/jscm.12297
DELABRE, I., J. LYONS‐WHITE, C. MELOT, E. I. VEGGEBERG, A. ALEXANDER, M. C. SCHLEPER, R. M. EWERS, A. T. KNIGHT, "Should I stay or should I go? Understanding stakeholder dis/engagement for deforestation‐free palm oil", Business Strategy and the Environment, December 2023, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 5128-5145DOI : 10.1002/bse.3422
ALEXANDER, A., C. BLOME, M. C. SCHLEPER, S. ROSCOE, "“Managing the “new normal”: the future of operations and supply chain management in unprecedented times”", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, August 2022, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1061-1076DOI : 10.1108/IJOPM-06-2022-0367
BLOME, C., S. MANNING, M. C. SCHLEPER, "Book review -The contest for value in global value chains: Correcting for distorted distribution in the global apparel industry", Journal of International Business Studies, October 2022, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 1836-1840DOI : 10.1057/s41267-022-00541-7
SAUER, P., M. E. SILVA, M. C. SCHLEPER, "Supply chains' sustainability trajectories and resilience: a learning perspective in turbulent environments", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, August 2022, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1109-1145DOI : 10.1108/IJOPM-12-2021-0759
SCHLEPER, M. C., C. BLOME, M. STEVENSON, M. THÜRER, I. TUSELL, "When it’s the slaves that pay: In search of a fair due diligence cost distribution in conflict mineral supply chains", Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, August 2022, vol. 164, pp. 102801DOI : 10.1016/j.tre.2022.102801
SCHLEPER, M. C., S. GOLD, A. TRAUTRIMS, D. BALDOCK, "Pandemic-induced knowledge gaps in operations and supply chain management: COVID-19’s impacts on retailing", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, May 2021, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 193-205DOI : 10.1108/IJOPM-12-2020-0837
MATOS, S. V., M. C. SCHLEPER, S. GOLD, J. K. HALL, "The hidden side of sustainable operations and supply chain management: unanticipated outcomes, trade-offs and tensions", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, December 2020, vol. 40, no. 12, pp. 1749-1770DOI : 10.1108/IJOPM-12-2020-833
SCHLEPER, M. C., C. BLOME, A. STANCZYK, "Archetypes of sourcing decision-making", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, January 2020, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 117-143DOI : 10.1108/IJOPM-07-2017-0397
HOFMAN, P. S., C. BLOME, M. C. SCHLEPER, N. SUBRAMANIAN, "Supply chain collaboration and eco‐innovations: An institutional perspective from China", Business Strategy and the Environment, September 2020, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 2734-2754DOI : 10.1002/bse.2532
TRAUTRIMS, A., M. C. SCHLEPER, M. S. CAKIR, S. GOLD, "Survival at the expense of the weakest? Managing modern slavery risks in supply chains during COVID-19", Journal of Risk Research, September 2020, vol. 23, no. 7-8, pp. 1067-1072DOI : 10.1080/13669877.2020.1772347
HOFMANN, H., M. C. SCHLEPER, C. BLOME, "Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Due Diligence: An Exploratory Study of Multi-tier Supply Chains", Journal of Business Ethics, January 2018, vol. 147, no. 1, pp. 115-141DOI : 10.1007/s10551-015-2963-z
MEINLSCHMIDT, J., M. C. SCHLEPER, K. FOERSTL, "Tackling the sustainability iceberg", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, October 2018, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1888-1914DOI : 10.1108/IJOPM-03-2017-0141
SCHLEPER, M. C., C. BLOME, D. A. WUTTKE, "The Dark Side of Buyer Power: Supplier Exploitation and the Role of Ethical Climates", Journal of Business Ethics, January 2017, vol. 140, no. 1, pp. 97-114DOI : 10.1007/s10551-015-2681-6
FOERSTL, K., M. C. SCHLEPER, M. HENKE, "Purchasing and supply management: From efficiency to effectiveness in an integrated supply chain", European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, October 2017, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 223-228DOI : 10.1016/j.pursup.2017.08.004
BLOME, C., K. FOERSTL, M. C. SCHLEPER, "Antecedents of green supplier championing and greenwashing: An empirical study on leadership and ethical incentives", Journal of Cleaner Production, May 2017, vol. 152, pp. 339-350DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.052
BUSSE, C., M. C. SCHLEPER, J. WEILENMANN, S. M. WAGNER, "Extending the supply chain visibility boundary", International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, February 2017, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 18-40DOI : 10.1108/IJPDLM-02-2015-0043
GOLD, S., M. C. SCHLEPER, "A pathway towards true sustainability: A recognition foundation of sustainable supply chain management", European Management Journal, August 2017, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 425-429DOI : 10.1016/j.emj.2017.06.008
BUSSE, C., M. C. SCHLEPER, M. NIU, S. M. WAGNER, "Supplier development for sustainability: contextual barriers in global supply chains", International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, June 2016, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 442-468DOI : 10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2015-0300
GRÖTSCH, V. M., C. BLOME, M. C. SCHLEPER, "Antecedents of proactive supply chain risk management – a contingency theory perspective", International Journal of Production Research, May 2013, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 2842-2867DOI : 10.1080/00207543.2012.746796
SCHLEPER, M. C., C. BUSSE, "Toward a standardized supplier code of ethics: development of a design concept based on diffusion of innovation theory", International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications , December 2013, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 187-216DOI : 10.1007/s12159-013-0109-1