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David Johnston

David Johnston

Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems; Program Director, Master of Supply Chain Management

BA & MBA & PhD (UWO)
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    djohnston@schulich.yorku.ca

    (416) 736-2100 ext. 77950

    Office: G207 MB

    Area(s) of Expertise

    • Health Industry Management ›
    • International Business ›
    • Operations Management and Information Systems ›
    • Responsible Business ›
    • Supply Chain Management ›

    Research Interests

    • Buyer-Supplier Relationships
    • Complexity Theory
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • International Business
    • Management - Technology
    • Operations Management
    • Risk Management
    • Supplier/Customer Alliances
    • Sustainability Management
    • Work & Health
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  • About David Johnston

    Director, George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains

    Program Director, Master of Supply Chain Management Program

    Current research is on innovation and collaboration in the management of  sustainable supply networks, healthcare systems and industrial health and safety.

    Honours

    2017 Schulich Fellowship in Research Achievement

    2015 Best Associate Editor, Journal of Supply Chain Management

    2011 Best Conference Paper Reviewer, Academy of Management, Operations Management Division

    2011 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting - Best Paper: Sustainability Track

    2010-2012, 2007, 2004 Merit Award, Schulich School of Business,York University

    2008 Emerald Literati Award of Excellence Winner

    2007 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting - Best Paper: Sustainability Track

    2003 Supply Chain Transformation In The E-business Environment: Issues, Solutions, and The Future Conference - Best Paper Award

    Recent Publications

    Johnston D.A., Pagell M., Veltri A., Klassen R., Values-in-action that support safe production. Journal of Safety Science. 72, 2020. pp.75-91.

    Shevchenko, A., Pagell, M., Lévesque, M. and Johnston, D., 2020. Preventing supplier non-conformance: extending the agency theory perspective. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. Accepted for publication, January 2020.

    Johnston, D.,A. Diamant, A., and Quereshy, F.. Why do surgeons schedule their own surgeries? Journal of Operations Management, 65.3 2019: 262-281. Nominated for Best Article for the Journal of Operations Management 2019.

    Gölgeci, I., Murphy, W.H. and Johnston, D.A.. Power-based behaviors between supply chain partners of diverse national and organizational cultures: The crucial role of boundary spanners’ cultural intelligence. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Accepted for publication, August 25 2019.

    Shevchenko, A., Pagell, M., Johnston, D., Veltri, A. and Robson, L.. Joint management systems for operations and safety: A routine-based perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 194, 2018. 635-644.

    Doha, A., Pagell, M., Swink, M. and Johnston, D.. The Imitator's Dilemma: Why Imitators Should Break Out of Imitation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 35(4), 2018. 543-564.

    Gölgeci, I., Murphy, W.H. and Johnston, D.A.. Power-based behaviors in supply chains and their effects on relational satisfaction: A fresh perspective and directions for research. European Management Journal, 36(2), 2018. 278-287.

    Doha A., Pagell M., Swink M., Johnston D.A.. The Imitator’s Dilemma: Why Imitators Should Break out of Imitation. Journal of Product Innovation Management. Accepted for publication August 2017.

    Gölgeci, Ismail, William H. Murphy, and David A. Johnston. Power-based behaviors in supply chains and their effects on relational satisfaction: A fresh perspective and directions for research. European Management Journal. Accepted for publication March 2017.

    Doha A., Pagell M., Swink M., Johnston D.A.. Measuring firm’s imitation activity. R&D Management. Accepted for publication March 2016.

    Pagell M., Johnston D.A., Veltri A.. Getting workplace safety right. Sloan Management Review. Winter Vol. 57 Iss. 2, 2016, 12-14.

    Tompa E., Institute for Work and Health, Pagell M., Klassen R., Johnston D.A., Shevchenko A., Sharma S.. Managing safety and operations: The effect of joint management system practices on safety and operational outcomes. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Vol. 58 Iss. 3, 2016, e80-e89.

    Pagell M., Klassen R., Johnston D.A., Shevchenko A., Sharma S.. Are safety and operational effectiveness contradictory requirements: The roles of routines and relational coordination. Journal of Operations Management, Vol.36, May 2015, 1–14.

    Knoppen D., Johnston, D.A., Sáenz M.J.. Supply chain relationships as a context for learning leading to innovation. International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 26 Iss. 3, 2015, 543-567.

    Pathak S.D., Wu H., Johnston D.A., Toward a structural view of co-opetition in supply networks. Journal of Operations Management, Vol.32, Iss. 5, July 2014, 254-267.

    Pagell M. Johnston D.A., Veltri A., Klassen R., Biehl M. Is Safe Production an Oxymoron? Production and Operations Management, Vol.23 Iss. 7, July 2014, 1161–1175.

    Longoni A., Pagell M., Johnston, D.A., Veltri A.. When does lean hurt? – an exploration of lean practices and worker health and safety outcomes. International Journal of Production Research. Vol.51 Iss. 11, 2013, 3300-3320.

    Veltri A., Pagell M., Johnston, D.A., Amik B.. Understanding safety in the context of business operations: an exploratory study using case studies. Safety Science, Vol. 55, 2013, 119–134.

    Knoppen D., Sáenz M.J., Johnston D.A.. Innovations in a relational context: mechanisms to connect learning processes of absorptive capacity in supply chains. Management Learning, Vol. 42, Iss. 4, 2011, 419-438.

    Hamann R., Giamporcaro S. Johnston, D.A. Yachkaschi S.. The role of business and cross-sector collaboration in addressing the ‘wicked problem’ of food insecurity. Development South Africa, Vol. 28 Iss. 4, 2011, 579-594.

    Knoppen D., Sáenz M.J., Johnston D.A.. Innovations in a relational context: mechanisms to connect learning processes of absorptive capacity in supply chains. Management Learning, Vol. 42, Iss. 4, 2011, 419-438.

    Johnston D.A., Kristal M.. The climate for cooperation: buyer - supplier beliefs and behavior. International Journal of Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28 Iss: 9, 2008, 875 – 898. (Emerald Literati Award of Excellence Winner 2008).

    Johnston D.A., Michael Wade M., McClean R.. Does E-business matter to SMEs? a comparison of the financial impacts of internet business solutions on European and North American SMEs. Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 45 Iss. 3, 2007, 354-361

    Biehl M., Cook W., Johnston D.A.. The efficiency of joint decision making in buyer-supplier relationships, Annals of Operations Research, Vol.145 Iss. 1, 2006, 15 - 34.

    Johnston D.A., Lorna Wright L., The E-business capability of small and medium sized firms in international supply chains. Information Systems and e-Business Management. Vol.2 Iss. 2-3, 2004, 223-240.

    Johnson W.H.A., Johnston D.A.. Organizational knowledge creating processes and the performance of university-industry collaborative r&d projects. International Journal of Technology Management. Vol. 27, No. 1, 2004, 93-114.

    Wade M. Johnston D.A., and McClean R.. Exploring the net impact of internet business solution adoption on sme performance. International Journal of Electronic Business, Vol. 2 Iss. 4, 2004, 336-350.

    Johnston D.A., McCutcheon, D.M., Stuart I., Kerwood H.. Effects of supplier trust on performance of cooperative supplier relationships. Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 22 Iss.1, 2004, 23-38.

    Johnson W.H.A., Johnston D.A.. Aligning technical and business goals in industry-university collaborative projects: a tale of two projects. Engineering Management Journal, Vol. 13 Iss.1, 2001, 23-27.

    Johnston D.A., Linton J.. Social networks and the implementation of environmental technology. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 47 Iss. 4, 2000, 465 – 477.

    Linton, J., Johnston D.A.. A decision support system for planning remanufacturing at Nortel Networks. Interfaces, Vol. 30 Iss. 6, 2000, 17-31.

    Dimnik T., Johnston D.A.. Manufacturing managers and the adoption of advanced manufacturing technology. OMEGA, Vol. 21 Iss. 2, 1993, 155–162.

    Cook W., Johnston D.A., Kress M.. Selecting a new technology strategy using multiattribute, multilevel decision trees. Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, Vol. 2, Iss. 3, 1993, 129–144.

    Cook W., Johnston D.A.. Evaluating alternative suppliers for the development of complex systems: a multiple criteria approach. Journal of the Operations Research Society, Vol. 43 Iss. 11, 1992, 1055-1061.

    Cook W., Johnston D.A., McCutcheon, D.. Implementation of robotics: identifying efficient implementors using data envelopment analysis. OMEGA, Vol. 20 Iss. 2 1992, 227-239.

    Johnston D.A.. Evaluating opportunities for production/operations management education using computer aided learning." Operations Management Review, No. 3-4, 1991, 1-9

    Johnston D.A., Leenders M.. The diffusion of innovation within multi-unit firms. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 10, Iss. 5, 1990, 15-24.

    Grants

    Project Title Role Award Amount Year Awarded Granting Agency
    Project TitleImproving Healthcare Operations RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$27,500.00 Year Awarded2017-2018 Granting AgencySchulich Research Fellowship
    Project TitleLearning Collaborative Decision Making Through Role Playing Using On Line Simulations RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$2,500.00 Year Awarded2014-2016 Granting AgencyYork University Faculty Association
    Project TitleThe safety case for business: A multi-stakeholder examination of best practices and health and safety outcomes. with Mark Pagell RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$387,300.00 Year Awarded2008-2013 Granting AgencyWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB) - Research Grant
    Project Title“Sustaining The Advantage: A Resource-Based Examination Of Internet Business Solution Adoption And Use Among Canadian SMEs” with Mike Wade RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$65,845.00 Year Awarded2005-2008 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council - General Operating Grant
    Project Title“International Net Impact Study” RoleCo-Investigator Award Amount$75,000.00 Year Awarded2005-2006 Granting AgencyCisco Corporation - Thought Leadership Program
    Project TitleSmall and medium-sized enterprise international development through electronic networks RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$41,237.00 Year Awarded2002-2003 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council - INE Development Grant
    Project Title"Design of Anticipative Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems" RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$145,622.00 Year Awarded1995-2000 Granting AgencyUniversity Research Initiatives Fund (URIF) - Research Grant
    Project Title“Improved Business Process Planning and Analysis" RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$150,000.00 Year Awarded1995-2005 Granting AgencyNorthern Telecom University - Interaction Program
    Project Title"Improved Capacity Utilization and Forecasting" RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$164,000.00 Year Awarded1992-2005 Granting AgencyNorthern Telecom University Interaction Program - Manufacturing Thrust Grant
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