Uniting partners to cope with environmental uncertainty: Disentangling the role of social capital in developing supply chain agility

IF 6.8 2区 管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pursup.2023.100822
Liangqing Zhang , Xiaodie Pu , Zhao Cai , Hefu Liu , Liang Liang
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Based on social capital theory, in this study, we investigate how a firm utilized social capital to coordinate partners in the achievement of supply chain agility under different levels of environmental uncertainty. We test the proposed hypotheses via a hierarchical regression analysis using questionnaire survey data collected from 190 firms in China. The empirical results show that cognitive, relational, and structural capital positively influence supply chain agility. Furthermore, environmental uncertainty positively moderates the positive relationship between relational capital and supply chain agility, whereas environmental uncertainty negatively moderates the positive roles of cognitive and structural capital. The findings suggest managers should adopt different strategies when leveraging social capital according to the business environment. In unpredictable and volatile business environments, managers should motivate their firms to embrace relational capital to obtain sufficient resources for achieving supply chain agility.

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联合合作伙伴应对环境不确定性:解开社会资本在发展供应链敏捷性中的作用
基于社会资本理论,本文研究了在不同环境不确定性水平下,企业如何利用社会资本协调合作伙伴实现供应链敏捷性。我们使用从中国190家企业收集的问卷调查数据,通过层次回归分析来检验所提出的假设。实证结果表明,认知资本、关系资本和结构资本对供应链敏捷性有正向影响。此外,环境不确定性正调节关系资本与供应链敏捷性之间的正向关系,而环境不确定性负调节认知资本和结构资本的正向作用。研究结果表明,管理者在利用社会资本时应根据商业环境采取不同的策略。在不可预测和动荡的商业环境中,管理者应该激励他们的公司接受关系资本,以获得足够的资源来实现供应链的灵活性。
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期刊介绍: The mission of the Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management is to publish original, high-quality research within the field of purchasing and supply management (PSM). Articles should have a significant impact on PSM theory and practice. The Journal ensures that high quality research is collected and disseminated widely to both academics and practitioners, and provides a forum for debate. It covers all subjects relating to the purchase and supply of goods and services in industry, commerce, local, national, and regional government, health and transportation.
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