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Institutional Perspective on the Adoption of Technology for the Security Enhancement of Container Transport

2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/01441640701358804

ISSN

1464-5327

Autores

Y. H. Venus Lun, Christina W.Y. Wong, Kee‐hung Lai, T.C.E. Cheng,

Tópico(s)

Maritime Ports and Logistics

Resumo

Abstract The adoption of technology for security enhancement by organizations in a container transport chain has become a necessity for enhancing container transport security. Organizations in a container transport chain, including shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, transport operators, maritime carriers, container terminal operators, custom authorities and government agencies, adopt technologies, such as radio‐frequency identification (RFID) technology, smart box initiative and container non‐intrusive inspection (NII) technology, due to the institutional pressures exerted by partners in the chain. This paper explores the implications of the different types of institutional isomorphisms, namely coercion, mimesis and norms, from both the perspectives of organizations that have taken the initiative to adopt technology for container transport security enhancement and those that have followed other organizations to adopt technology. The possible impacts of the different types of institutional isomorphisms elaborated in this study can help managers better understand the institutional pressures that they put on, and the institutional pressures that drive them to adapt to their container transport chain partners; in particular, the possible problems and compliance requirements they may face in the course of adopting technology for enhancing container transport security. Acknowledgements The authors are grateful for the useful comments of two anonymous reviewers on an earlier version of this paper. The study was funded in part by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University under Grant No. G‐T834. Notes 1. Overseas: 24‐hour Advance Manifest, Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C‐TPAT), International Port Security Program, Container Security Initiative (CSI), International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), and Operation Safe Commerce. In transit: Smart Box Initiative, Automated Targeting System, Ship Security Alert System, and 96‐hour Advance Notice of Arrival. On shores: National Targeting Center, Security Boarding, Automatic Identification System, Security Committees, Port Security Grants, Radioactive, Chemical and Biological Screening, Operation Dry Dock[0], America's Waterway Watch, Intelligence Fusion Centers, Operation Port Shield, US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), Port Security Assessment Program, Non‐Intrusive Inspection (NII), Maritime Safety and Security Teams, and Transportation Workers Identity Card.

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