Does continuity matter? Developing a new long-term orientation structure in a cross-cultural context: A study on supply chain relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 186-194
Author(s):  
Jiaxun He ◽  
Li Sun
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Supply Chain Relationships ◽  
Orientation Structure

scholarly journals Trust-distrust balance: trust ambivalence in Sino-Western B2B relationships

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 482-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Jukka ◽  
Kirsimarja Blomqvist ◽  
Peter Ping Li ◽  
Chunmei Gan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Organizational Attributes ◽  
Supply Chain Relationships ◽  
Simultaneous Evaluation ◽  
B2b Relationships

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how Chinese and Finnish managers in cross-cultural supply-chain relationships evaluate their business partners’ trustworthiness and distrustworthiness. Design/methodology/approach Representatives of two Finnish companies and their Chinese and Finnish suppliers were interviewed to collect qualitative data from 23 managers. Findings The Chinese managers emphasized relationship-specific, personalized trustworthiness. They highlighted personalized communication and benevolence, which manifested in respect and reciprocity, rooted in the Chinese notion of “guanxi” as personal ties. In contrast, the Finnish managers’ view of trustworthiness was more associated with depersonalized organizational attributes. They emphasized the dimension of integrity, especially promise-keeping. In addition, tentative signs of trust ambivalence, as a balance between trust- and distrust-related factors, were identified for both the Chinese and the Finns. Research limitations/implications Due to the exploratory nature of this study the validity of the findings is limited to these data and context. Future studies could explore other national contexts as well as the effects of industry, market position, and position in the supply chain. Practical implications The findings of this study bring a valuable understanding of the potential pitfalls and unique challenges in cross-border inter-firm transactions. These can enhance inter-firm trust building in a cross-cultural context. Originality/value This study enriches the view of trust as a holistic process of simultaneous evaluation of both trustworthiness and distrustworthiness. In this process, trust ambivalence could serve as the intermediate construct between trust and distrust. These two contrary yet complementary opposites constitute a duality to be managed from the perspective of yin-yang balancing.

scholarly journals Types of Asymmetries in Exporter-Importer Relationships and Alignment Behaviour

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Cagri Talay ◽  
Volkan Alptekin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Dyadic Relationships ◽  
Additional Insight ◽  
Supply Chain Relationships ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Negative Connotation ◽  
Asymmetric Relationships ◽  
Insight Into

<p>The purpose of this paper is to explore the phenomenon of asymmetry in international supply chain relationships and investigate how small exporter firms manage these asymmetric relationships. Prior studies have conceptualized asymmetry as a relationship attribute and concentrated on causal effects of asymmetry in supplier-buyer relationships by highlighting the extensive amount of reasons why asymmetry occurs in dyadic relationships. However, those extensive reasons intent to articulate why asymmetry occurs in relationships, have not provided enough in-depth to understand the complexity of asymmetry in international supply chain relationships, therefore, this study aims to explore the concept of asymmetry by focusing on structure and exercise rather than simply discovering reasons. This research explores the four distinguishable types of relational asymmetry between exporters and importers suggest different implications for international supply chain relationships. As opposed to the existing literature, which has considered and largely agreed that asymmetry is related to a negative connotation, this research suggests that different types of asymmetries also have a positive relational outcome for small export firms. This exploratory paper provides managers with additional insight into the types of asymmetry in international supply chain relationships and suggests that asymmetric relationships must be examined carefully in order to overcome difficulties that distract long-term relationships.</p>

Ranking of Variables Impacting Supply Chain Network of Small Scale Industries

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vipul Chalotra
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Supply Chain Network ◽  
Supply Chain Relationships ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Self Engagement ◽  
Small Scale Industries

Supply chain is quoted as an association or link of business members or partners such as manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers who closely and jointly work together to achieve some common and predetermined well-to-do objectives. The present paper assesses the mean ranking of variables impacting supply chain network of 44 small scale industries operating in district Udhampur of J&K State. The industries are working under SIDCO and SICOP. Census method was applied to collect data from these industries. The data so collected were subjected to factor analysis for its purification and proper elucidation. The results of the ranking table and linear regression explored that the main factors/variables impacting supply chain network were Clarity of goals, Customer satisfaction, Long term relationships, Clear accountabilities, Internal congruity, and Opportunities for self-engagement. The efficacy of supply chain network is the result of gratifying customers needs, clarity of goals in relationships, and personal accountability to smoothen networks relationships. The results of linear regression revealed that effective supply chain network leads to customer satisfaction and supply chain relationships results in developing long term relationships.

The 'Cattle Battle' in Cross-Cultural Context

1994 ◽  
Vol - (50) ◽  
pp. 2-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance M. McCorkle
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural

Two Gambling Women

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Tzu-Hui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Immigrant Population ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mail Order ◽  
Foreign Brides ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Relationship

This narrative aims to explore the meaning and lived experiences of marriage that a unique immigrant population—“foreign brides” in Taiwan—possesses. This convergence narrative illustrates the dynamics and complexity of mail-order marriage and women's perseverance in a cross-cultural context. The relationship between marriage, race, and migration is analyzed. This narrative is comprised of and intertwined by two story lines. One is the story of two “foreign brides” in Taiwan. The other is my story about my cross-cultural relationship. All the dialogues are generated by 25 interviews of “foreign brides” in Taiwan and my personal experience.

Classroom Observation for the Professional Development of Myanmar University Lecturers in a Singapore Cross-Cultural Context: Perception of Abilities and Learning Based on ‘Nine Events of Instruction’

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Siew Hong Lam
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Classroom Observation ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Potential Applicability ◽  
Pedagogical Framework ◽  
Events Of Instruction

Abstract Continuing professional development is important for improving and reforming teaching.Classroom observation of others’ teaching has been used for the professional development of eight lecturers from three Myanmar universities who visited the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore over a period of three weeks.To bridge the socio-cultural and educational background differences, Gagné’s ‘Nine events of instruction’ was used as a pedagogical framework to guide and evaluate the classroom observation and learning as it is well-established for instructional design and resonate well with educators.This study aimed to evaluate the participants’ abilities and their learning through classroom observation based on their perceptions of the ‘nine events of instruction’.The study found that most of the participants have positive views of their abilities in relation to the ‘nine events’, especially in practicing the early events of instruction. The classroom observation has benefitted them with respect to the ‘nine events’, particularly ‘Informing the Students of the Objective/Outcome’, ‘Stimulating Recall of the Prior Knowledge’ and ‘Presenting Information/Content/Stimulus’.Notably, ‘Assessing Performance’ was the most perceived ‘event of instruction’ that the participants wanted to improve on and that the participants perceived will benefit Myanmar lecturers the most.Qualitative feedbacks by the participants revealed lessons learned, their potential applicability and desires to reform and share.The study further demonstrated that the ‘nine events of instruction’ is a useful pedagogical framework for guiding and evaluating perception of abilities and learning in classroom instruction and observation for continuing professional development in a cross-cultural context.

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