David Gallear

Teaching

Operations Management (UG)
Operations Management (MBA)
Research Methods

Research Interests

• Embedding and sustaining Total Quality Management (TQM) as a management approach
• Supply chain purchasing strategy and buyer-supplier relationships
• Knowledge transfer in supply relationships
• The link between operations strategy, business strategy and firm performance
• Strategic and operational issues in SMEs
• A developing interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Research Centres

Operations and Supply Chain Systems Research Centre (OASIS)

Publications

Journal Papers

(2013) He, Q., Ghobadian, A. and Gallear, D., Knowledge acquisition in supply chain partnerships: The role of power, International Journal of Production Economics 141 (2) : 605- 618

(2012) Gallear, D., Ghobadian, A. and Chen, W., Corporate responsibility, supply chain partnership and performance: an empirical examination, International Journal of Production Economics 140 (1) : 83- 91

(2012) Mansouri, SA., Gallear, D. and Askariazad, MH., Decision support for build-to-order supply chain management through multiobjective optimization, International Journal of Production Economics 135 24- 36

(2011) He, Q., Gallear, DN. and Ghobadian, A., Knowledge transfer: the facilitating attributes in supply chain partnerships, Information Systems Management 28 (1) : 57- 70

(2008) Gallear, D., Ghobadian, A. and O'Regan, N., Digital/web-based technology in purchasing and supply management: A UK study, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 19 (3) : 346- 360 Download publication

(2008) O'Regan, N., Sims, MA. and Gallear, D., Leaders, loungers, laggards: The strategic-planning-environment- performance relationship re-visited in manufacturing SMEs, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 19 (1) : 6- 21

(2007) Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D. and Hopkins, M., TQM and CSR nexus, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 24 (7) : 704- 721 Download publication

(2007) Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., Viney, H. and O'Regan, N., Public sector performance improvement through private sector management practices: a satisfactory solution?, International Journal of Business Performance Management 9 (4) : 363- 379

(2007) Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., Li, R. and Clear, F., Supply chain purchasing strategy: a model and key determinants, International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking 2 (1) : 71- 87

(2007) Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., Li, R. and Clear, F., Supply chain purchasing strategy: a model and key determinants, International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking 2 (1) : 71- 87

(2006) O'Regan, N., Jaseem, AS. and Gallear, D., E-commerce in manufacturing firms: panacea or myth?, International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking 1 (2) : 164- 175

(2006) O'Regan, N., Ghobadian, A. and Gallear D., In search of the drivers of high growth in manufacturing SMEs, Technovation 26 (1) : 30- 41 Download publication

(2006) He, Q., Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D. and Sohal, A., Knowledge transfer between supply chain partners: a conceptual model, International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking 1 (3) : 231- 262

(2004) Gallear, D. and Ghobadian, A., An empirical investigation of the channels that facilitate a total quality culture, Total Quality Management and Business Excellence 15 (8) : 1043- 1067 Download publication

(2001) Ghobadian, A. and Gallear, D., TQM implementation: An empirical examination and proposed generic model, Omega 29 (4) : 343- 359 Download publication

(2000) Gallear, D., Ghobadian, A., Liu, J. and Woo, H., Quality and business process synergy: key strategies promoting longevity, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management 2 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) : 983- 993

(1997) Ghobadian, A. and Gallear, D., TQM and organization size, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT 17 (1-2) : 121- &

(1997) Ghobadian, A. and Gallear, D., TQM and organization size, International Journal of Operations and Production Management 17 (2) : 121- 163

(1996) Ghobadian, A. and Gallear, DN., Total quality management in SMEs, Omega 24 (1) : 83- 106