Research Overview

My research examines how supply networks and operations are organized and managed in contexts shaped by temporariness, complexity, diversity, and structural constraints, particularly in empirical settings such as humanitarian crises, mega-events, and climate-related disruptions. Technology and information systems are an integral part of this agenda. I study how digital technologies enable collective action in temporary and resource-constrained environments, how they mediate relationships across organizational boundaries, and how their use evolves as networks emerge and dissolve. More recently, I have extended this line of inquiry to engage more directly with sustainability, nature, and indigenous knowledge. I am interested in how operations and supply networks can be designed in ways that are environmentally grounded, socially inclusive, and attentive to local epistemologies, especially in Global South contexts. This includes exploring how digital technologies intersect with community practices, how traditional knowledge systems coexist with contemporary organizational forms, and how broader sustainability ecosystems can be orchestrated to support nature preservation and regeneration.

Main journal publications:

• Fernandes, A. R., & Santos, J. B. (2025). Hybridity is in the ‘soul’ of temporary supply chains: Towards understanding its influence on collaboration. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 41(8), 101424.
• Rodrigues, A. C., Macedo, R. C., & Fernandes, A. R. (2025). Efficiency determinants in Industry 4.0: A two-stage DEA approach in the Brazilian 3PL industry. Production, 35, 1–20.
• Smailhodzic, E., Fernandes, A., Dube, N., & Tarafdar, M. (2024). Navigating tensions between indigeneity and social media participation: A case study of the Guarani community in South America. Information Systems Journal, 35:1198–1217.
• Fernandes, A., & Dube, N. (2023). Paradox-responding in humanitarian temporary supply networks: Exploring strategies and enabling mechanisms. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43 (11): 1781–1806.
• Santos, J.B., Fernandes, A. R., de Oliveira, P. T., Maia, L. M., & Partyka, R. B. (2023). Increasing entrepreneurial ecosystem-level outcomes through orchestration: A proposed framework. Technovation, 128, 102873.
• Fernandes, A., Tarafdar, M., & Spring, M. (2021). The nature of IT use in temporary organizations. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 30(1), 101655.
• Fernandes, A., Spring, M., & Tarafdar, M. (2018). Coordination in temporary organisations: Formal and informal mechanisms at the 2016 Olympics. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 38(6), 1340–1367.
• Miguel, P. L. S., Brito, L. A. L., Fernandes, A. R., Tescari, F. C., & Martins, G. S. (2014). Relational value creation and appropriation in buyer-supplier relationships. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 44(7), 559–576.
• Siegler, J. M. B., Villar, C. B., & Fernandes, A. R. (2014). Fragmentação do conhecimento científico em Administração: Uma análise crítica. (Fragmentation of scientific knowledge in Management: a critical analysis). Revista de Administração de Empresas, 54(3), 254–267.
• Fernandes, A. R., Lebarcky, F. V., & Fonseca, J. A. (2011). Investir em áreas sociais é sinônimo de desenvolvimento local? Um estudo em um município de pequeno porte no Brasil. (Is investment in social areas synonymous with local development? A study of a small municipality in Brazil). Administração Pública e Gestão Social, 3(2), 484–499.