Exploring the impact of power dynamics on supply chain relationship management. The legacy of Mary Parker Follet.

This paper seeks to better understand power and its impact on relational interactions within the supply chain. Power is a long-established concept within supply chain literature but often adopts a power-over position; where there is an imbalance in the relationship. The study is derived from a qualitative analysis of Organic food companies identifying varied aspect of power dynamics within supply chain relationships.