PhD defence: Michael Herburger

Supply chains benefit significantly from the current trends of connectivity, digitalization, and advanced technologies. At the same time, their dependence on these technologies and their vulnerability to associated risks, such as cyber risks, increase. Supply chain cyber resilience is an underrepresented part of supply chain resilience. Traditionally, the literature has focused on cyber and information threats from a technical and security perspective; a supply chain perspective is lacking. This article-based thesis adds to the literature on supply chain resilience and cyber security. Dynamic capabilities and complex adaptive systems are the theoretical lenses used in this work. All three papers follow a qualitative case study approach. One article relies on an interpretivist case study (sensemaking), and the other two are positivist case studies.

Primary Supervisor:
Associate Professor Andreas Wieland
Department of Operations Management
Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisor:
Associate Professor Attila Marton
Department of Digitalization
Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:
Professor with special responsibilities Kim Sundtoft Hald (Chair)
Department of Operations Management
Copenhagen Business School

Associate Professor Barbara Gaudenzi
Department of Business Administration
University of Verona

Professor Frederik Nilsson
LTF
Lund University

Thesis:
The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Reception:
The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in FUHU Faculty Club.