Have new post-pandemic perspectives affected collaboration, sharing and risk decision-making in the supply chain?

Purpose To explain the perception of post-pandemic managers concerning two critical factors of collaborative management in the supply chain – information exchange and risk sharing – and how these factors affect risk management (RM) and decision-making. Design/methodology/approach This study used correlational research supported by information collected through a survey applied to 243 companies. We analysed adherence to a theoretical model proposed through structural equation modelling. This method made it possible to examine multiple dependency and independence relationships between latent variables through observed variables. Findings Collaborative management was strongly perceived as influencing the exchange of information, while risk sharing demonstrated only a weak influence. Exchanging information about the consequences of RM had a representative impact, while risk sharing indicated little influence. Risk sharing should thus possibly be viewed more carefully in terms of its relationship with supply chain management, as it had a restrictive impact on decision-making. Originality/value The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the perception and ways companies relate to and manage their risks. This change may have affected collaboration, sharing and RM while imposing new perspectives and transforming managers’ decision-making behaviour. Given the limitations of research with this focus, the moment is opportune to explore and better understand the effects of this event on management.