Biography

Sangho Chae is an Associate Professor (Reader) in the Operations Management Group at Warwick Business School. Before joining Warwick, he held academic positions at Tilburg University and Marquette University.

His research explores how supply networks and power relations between buyers and suppliers shape global supply chain governance, business resilience, and corporate responsibility. He examines how firms’ supply network structures enable innovation and resilience while creating dependencies among network members. He also investigates how power is exercised in buyer-supplier relationships, with consequences for collaboration, fairness, and supplier welfare. His research sheds light on how global supply chains are governed and how firms can be held accountable for the consequences of their actions. His work addresses a broader question of how firms can get ahead within supply networks while taking responsibility for the social and environmental consequences of their choices.

His work has appeared in leading journals, including the Journal of Operations Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Journal of Business Logistics, and Decision Sciences.

Sangho’s research has received several awards such as the Journal of Supply Chain Management 2024 Best Paper Award, the Best Competitive Paper Award at IPSERA 2025, the Chris Voss Best Paper Award at EurOMA 2022, and the Harry Boer Best Paper Award at EurOMA 2017. He also received the IJOPM 2025 Outstanding Associate Editor Award.

He currently serves as a Senior Editor for the Journal of Supply Chain Management and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Operations Management and the International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

Sangho holds a PhD from Arizona State University, an MSc from the University of Manchester, and a BBA from Yonsei University. Before beginning his academic career, he worked as a demand planner at Samsung Electronics Italia S.p.A.

Research Interests

Supply network structures and their implications for innovation, supply risk, and sustainability

Governance in global supply chains

Power issues among supply chain partners