Date of Conferral
4-30-2025
Date of Award
April 2025
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Business Administration
Advisor
Sue Subocz
Abstract
Some U.S. manufacturing managers lack strategies to mitigate the effects of U.S.-imposed limits on imports. Import restrictions have created significant challenges for manufacturing organizations, increasing costs, supply chain disruptions, operational inefficiencies, and increasing the cost to the consumer. Grounded in disruptive innovation theory (DIT), this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was an exploration of the strategies that U.S. manufacturing managers use to mitigate the effects of U.S.-imposed limits on imports. The participants were four manufacturing managers who had implemented strategies to mitigate the effects of U.S. import limits. Data were collected using an interview protocol and semistructured questions. Through thematic analysis, seven themes were identified: (a) regulatory awareness, (b) mitigation strategies, (c) effectiveness of strategies, (d) adaptation and response, (e) challenges and barriers, (f) performance assessment, and (g) supply chain resilience. A key recommendation is for business leaders to implement systematic risk assessment frameworks through supplier diversification, proactive inventory management, and manufacturing relocation. The implications for positive social change include the potential for manufacturing managers to enhance economic resilience, workforce stability, and ethical business practices by equipping themselves with strategies that lead to increased consumer access to essential goods.
Recommended Citation
Gray, Edmond Vincent, "Strategies to Mitigate the Effects of U.S.-Imposed Limits on Imports" (2025). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 17681.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17681
