Factors influencing the smart supply chain innovation performance of commodity distribution enterprises: an investigation from China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihua Liu ◽  
Jiahui Zhang ◽  
Siyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Innovation Ability ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Axial Coding

PurposeThis study explores the influencing factors affecting smart supply chain innovation (SSCI) performance of commodity distribution enterprises, and proposes the corresponding framework from the perspective of the application of technology to improve the SSCI performance and make up the research gap in this field.Design/methodology/approachA multi-case study method is adopted in this study. Four distribution commodity distribution enterprises A, B, C and D in China are chosen as case enterprises. The interviews with senior management team members are used to collect data. The combination of open coding and axial coding are used to process the data. By testing the reliability and validity, the theoretical framework is summarized.FindingsFirst, we find that the technology application cost inhibits SSCI and that the level of technology suitable for enterprise development will promote SSCI. Second, SSCI in structure, management and services can improve the performance and innovation ability of enterprises. Third, the quality of multi-channel integration and degree of customization around customer demand can significantly modify the above effects.Originality/valueCompared with previous studies, this study reveals for the first time the correlation between the SSCI performance and technology application, SSCI in structure, management and service, providing new ideas for relevant researches on SSCI, and providing new theoretical support for managers' decision-making related to SSCI.

Factors affecting the diffusion of traceability practices in an imported fresh produce supply chain in China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Yi ◽  
Phil Bremer ◽  
Damien Mather ◽  
Miranda Mirosa
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Integrated Framework ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Food Recalls

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to facilitate the successful adoption of traceability technologies, such as blockchain, into food supply chains and facilitate the understanding of the barriers and enablers to their uptake by channel members' needs so that appropriate enabling strategy can be put in place.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, an integrated framework involving five components was used as the methodology: (1) diffusion of innovation theory, (2) the innovation concept, (3) the business structure-conduct-performance paradigm, (4) legitimacy and (5) trust was developed and assessed for validity through interviewing 21 channel members, including distributors, wholesalers, Internet retailers and traditional retailers associated with a global fresh produce company's supply chain in China.FindingsBarriers negatively framing channel members' attitudes and decisions included a perceived lack of need owing to fresh produce having a short shelf life and being of low value and risk. However, the importance of traceability and the need for effective food recalls were not always understood among channel members, and distributed trust innovations were also suppressed by their lack of compatibility with the Chinese hierarchical culture.Originality/valueTo date, channel members' perception of innovations in food supply chains has not been considered in light of the components proposed in the integrated framework. The adapted framework used in this study ensured a comprehensive assessment of channel members' attitude and motivations toward traceability practices.

scholarly journals ¿Cuáles son los factores que influyen en el proceso de identificación de talentos deportivos de Irán? Hallazgos de un estudio cualitativo

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
A. Kalani ◽  
A. Elahi ◽  
S. Nasrollah-Sajjadi ◽  
H. Zareian
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Infrastructure Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Talent Identification ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Revisión Sistemática ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Axial Coding

Este estudio tiene como objetivo determinar los factores que afectan el proceso de identificación del talento deportivo iraní. Teniendo en cuenta la naturaleza exploratoria del tema, se utilizó el método de investigación cualitativa y el enfoque de teorización basado en los datos. Primero, a través de los estudios iniciales y la revisión sistemática de los recursos relacionados, se identificó el inventario de signos efectivos. Posteriormente, se realizaron 23 entrevistas semiestructuradas dirigidas a expertos mediante el método de la bola de nieve. Las entrevistas continuaron hasta alcazar la saturación teórica. Los resultados de la codificación abierta indicaron que se extrajeron 145 signos primarios y 57 signos finales. En la codificación axial, los signos finales se clasificaron en 18 conceptos y 7 categorías principales. En consecuencia, se determinaron las categorías identificadas, incluidas las condiciones ambientales, las cuestiones individuales, culturales y sociales, la infraestructura, el sistema de gestión, la participación en los deportes y las partes interesadas clave. Los gerentes deportivos del país pueden usar los conceptos y categorías identificados para sus planes futuros con el fin de desarrollar la identificación del talento. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the process of Iranian sport talent identification. Considering the exploratory nature of the subject, the qualitative research method and the theorizing approach based on the data were used. First, through the initial studies and the systematic review of related resources, the inventory of effective signs was identified. Subsequently, 23 targeted semi-structured interviews with experts were conducted through snowball method. The interviews continued to reach the theoretical saturation. The open coding results indicated that 145 primary signs and 57 final signs were extracted. In the axial coding, the final signs were classified into 18 concepts and 7 main categories. Consequently, the identified categories including environmental conditions, individual, cultural, and social issues, infrastructure, management system, participation in sports, and key stakeholders were determined. The country sports managers can use the identified concepts and categories for their future plans in order to develop talent identification.

Resistance to change in the financial management of small family-owned firms: a grounded theory of family firms in Laos

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanvedes Daovisan ◽  
Thanapauge Chamaratana
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Axial Coding

Purpose The purpose of this study is to apply a grounded theory (GT) approach to develop a theory of resistance to change in the financial management of Laotian family firms. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a GT approach, using a theoretical sampling procedure. Interviews were conducted with 36 Laotian family firms between April 2017 and May 2019. The in-depth interview transcriptions were analyed using open coding, axial coding and selective coding. Findings The interviewees identified that strategic planning, budgeting and management processes are factors influencing resistance to change. Research results show that accounting portfolios, investment decisions and return on assets are aspects of financial management that are particularly prone to change. The authors, therefore, suggest that Laotian family firms’ reduction in confidence and loss aversion may activate resistance to the adoption of more efficient financial management practices. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first research to attempt to use grounded data to emerge a theory of resistance to change in financial management in Laos.

Identification of factors affecting continuity of cooperative electronic supply chain relationships: empirical case of the Taiwanese motor industry

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying‐Pin Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Relationship Commitment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Motor Industry ◽  
Supply Chain Relationships

PurposeTo explore the factors affecting continuity of cooperative electronic supply chain relationships in Taiwanese motor industry.Design/methodology/approachThis study has developed a research framework that integrates the three perspectives of resource dependence, risk perception, and relationship marketing to identify the factors affecting the continuity of a cooperative electronic supply chain. After constructing a structural equation model, empirical testing on 851 raw material and spare parts suppliers for the Taiwanese motor industry was conducted.FindingsAll path coefficients in the proposed model were statistically significant, and were as hypothesized. Resource dependence, trust, and relationship commitment are positively related to the continuity of the cooperative electronic relationship. Risk perception is negatively related to the continuity of the cooperative electronic relationship.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper has theoretically developed an extensive set of interrelationships among these variables (resource dependency, perceived risk, trust, relationship commitment, and continuity of cooperative electronic relationships), illustrating their comparative effects on supplier intention to use the internet for on‐line transactions.Practical implicationsThis empirical study provides consistent support for the proposed business‐to‐business (B2B) e‐commerce acceptance model. Given the high explanatory power of the resulting model, it is likely to serve as the basic model for predicting supplier behavior, and the continuity of enhanced understanding of cooperative electronic relationships.Originality/valuePrevious studies did not fully address the relevant influential factors related to the continuity of cooperative electronic supply chain relationships or the causal relationships among these factors. The primary contribution of this research is the integration of constructs associated with resources, environmental uncertainty, and relationship marketing, into a coherent model that jointly predicts supplier acceptance of e‐commerce.

scholarly journals Supply chain evolution – theory, concepts and science

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1696-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bart L. MacCarthy ◽  
Constantin Blome ◽  
Jan Olhager ◽  
Jagjit Singh Srai ◽  
Xiande Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Supply Chain Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
New Science ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Supply chains evolve and change in size, shape and configuration, and in how they are coordinated, controlled and managed. Some supply chains are mature and relatively unchanging. Some are subject to significant change. New supply chains may emerge and evolve for a variety of reasons. The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of supply chain evolution and address the question “What makes a supply chain like it is?” Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses and develops key aspects, concepts and principal themes concerning the emergence and evolution of supply chains over their lifecycle. Findings The paper defines the supply chain lifecycle and identifies six factors that interact and may affect a supply chain over its lifecycle – technology and innovation, economics, markets and competition, policy and regulation, procurement and sourcing, supply chain strategies and re-engineering. A number of emergent themes and propositions on factors affecting a supply chain’s characteristics over its lifecycle are presented. The paper argues that a new science is needed to investigate and understand the supply chain lifecycle. Practical implications Supply chains are critical for the world economy and essential for modern life. Understanding the supply chain lifecycle and how supply chains evolve provides new perspectives for contemporary supply chain design and management. Originality/value The paper presents detailed analysis, critique and reflections from leading researchers on emerging, evolving and mature supply chains.

Factors affecting the food firm’s intention to control quality safety in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bei Zhang ◽  
Jiabao Lin ◽  
Renhuai Liu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Control Quality ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose This study aims to examine the factors shaping food firms’ intentions to control quality safety in the context of government regulation in China. Design/methodology/approach Based on 180 usable data samples collected via a survey, structural equation modeling and moderated multiple regression analysis were used to examine the research model. Findings It was found that quality safety capability, corporate social responsibility, collaboration between parties along supply chains and information-sharing among supply chain members have had different impacts on the intentions of food firms to control quality safety. It was also found that government regulation has a positive moderating effect on corporate social responsibility and on collaboration between organizations in a supply chain. Research limitations/implications This research is limited to a particular sample: i.e. the managers of food firms from Guangdong Province in China. Thus, the results need to be generalized to encompass wider samples. Originality/value Previous studies have not explained well the mechanisms by which quality safety control has been established among China’s food firms. This study builds a theoretical framework for the factors affecting intentions to control quality safety by examining issues from the perspectives of food firms and by taking into account the characteristics of food supply chains. This approach addresses the gaps in current understanding and provides practical support to promote quality safety among food firms in China.

Modeling event attendees’ experiences during customer-customer encounters (CCEs)

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 2085-2102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wei ◽  
Li Miao ◽  
Liping A. Cai ◽  
Howard Adler
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Motivational Structure ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Previous Conference

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how event attendees experience interactive encounters in the most competitive segment of the business sector of events – conferences. Design/methodology/approach A total of 26 in-depth personal interviews was conducted with previous conference attendees. Line-by-line open coding, axial coding and selective coding are performed. Findings This study develops a framework for experiences during customer–customer encounters (CCEs), which presents a dual motivational structure that explains one’s participation in CCEs, a classification of typical CCEs, four processes that one experiences during CCEs and three levels of situational factors that influence experiences during CCEs. Originality/value This study makes one of the first attempts to propose a multidimensional conceptualization of CCE experiences using an attendee perspective. Beyond the utilitarian and social benefits, this study suggests that it is important for event studies to explore the psychological and emotional meanings of CCE experiences through an experiential lens and that the competitive battleground in event industry should lie in staging memorable experiences during CCEs.

scholarly journals The development and validation of the Business Cultural Intelligence Quotient

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Alon ◽  
Michele Boulanger ◽  
Judith Meyers ◽  
Vasyl Taras
Keyword(s):  
Intelligence Quotient ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Business Context ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Development And Validation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a new instrument for measuring cultural intelligence in the business context (BCIQ). Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the process of the conceptualization of the model and the development of the instrument, the sample, as well as the validation of the instrument. Directions on the use of the instrument and future research are discussed. Findings – The instrument shows good psychometric properties and good predictive power and outperforms other publicly available CQ measures on a number of dimensions. Originality/value – The unique features and advantages of the present instrument are as follows: first, a refined factor structure compared to existing CQ instruments; second, use of objective cultural knowledge measures; third, applicability in the business and workplace contexts, thus rendering the instrument suitable for assessing cultural intelligence among expatriates, employees, and global virtual team members; and fourth, improved reliability and validity as compared to other Cultural Intelligence Quotient measures.

How can SMEs acquire supply chain financing: the capabilities and information perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 784-809
Author(s):  
Qiang Lu ◽  
Beini Liu ◽  
Hua Song
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Market Response ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Supply Chain Financing ◽  
Enterprise Competence ◽  
Information Technology Application ◽  
Response Capability

PurposeThis paper aims to explore how innovation capability and market response capability of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) affect their supply chain financing performance (SCFP) through supply chain financing solutions (SCFS) adoption. At the same time, the mechanism by which supply chain financing reduces information asymmetry before (ex-ante) and after (ex-post) SCFS adoption to promote SCFP is also inquired.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on enterprise competence theory, this paper proposes a theoretical model and tests it using survey data from a sample of 218 SMEs in China. Multiple regression analysis is employed to test the hypothesis.FindingsThe study finds that: (1) SMEs' innovation capability and market response capability positively affect SCFP. (2) SMEs' innovation capability and market response capability exert significantly positive effects on SCFS adoption. (3) SCFS adoption plays a mediating role between SME capabilities and SCFP. (4) Supply chain integration (SCI) and information technology application have no moderating effects on the relationship between SME capabilities and SCFS adoption. Finally, (5) SCI and information technology application have positive moderating effects on the relationship between SCFS adoption and SCFP.Originality/valueBased on enterprise competence theory, this study sheds light on the internal mechanism through which SMEs' capabilities affect SCFP by introducing SCFS adoption and explores the role of situational factors in SCF in reducing ex-ante and ex-post information asymmetry. This study provides an innovative theoretical perspective on supply chain financing and enriches the existing research.

Identifying features of health misinformation on social media sites: an exploratory analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Feicheng Ma ◽  
Yunmei Liu ◽  
Wenjing Pian
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Semantic Features ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Companies ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Salient Features ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the features of health misinformation on social media sites (SMSs). The primary goal of the study is to investigate the salient features of health misinformation and to develop a tool of features to help users and social media companies identify health misinformation.Design/methodology/approachEmpirical data include 1,168 pieces of health information that were collected from WeChat, a dominant SMS in China, and the obtained data were analyzed through a process of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. Then chi-square test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were adopted to identify salient features of health misinformation.FindingsThe findings show that the features of health misinformation on SMSs involve surface features, semantic features and source features, and there are significant differences in the features of health misinformation between different topics. In addition, the list of features was developed to identify health misinformation on SMSs.Practical implicationsThis study raises awareness of the key features of health misinformation on SMSs. It develops a list of features to help users distinguish health misinformation as well as help social media companies filter health misinformation.Originality/valueTheoretically, this study contributes to the academic discourse on health misinformation on SMSs by exploring the features of health misinformation. Methodologically, the paper serves to enrich the literature around health misinformation and SMSs that have hitherto mostly drawn data from health websites.

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