scholarly journals Research on the Influence Mechanism and Configuration Path of Network Relationship Characteristics on SMEs’ Innovation—The Mediating Effect of Supply Chain Dynamic Capability and the Moderating Effect of Geographical Proximity

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9919
Author(s):  
Hongxiong Yang ◽  
Wanru Ren
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Influence Mechanism ◽  
Chain Dynamic ◽  
Network Relationship

Innovation is the continuous source of power for the survival and development of SMEs, but the complexity of innovation and the limitation of resources make SMEs trapped in the dilemma of “innovation difficulty”. A moderated mediating model was constructed based on social network theory and resource view, and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was used to empirically study the influence mechanism between network relationship characteristics and SMEs’ innovation and the configuration path to achieve SMEs’ high innovation performance. The results show that the characteristics of network relationships positively affect the innovation performance of SMEs. Supply chain dynamic capability plays an intermediary role between network relationships and SMEs’ innovation relationships. Different geographical proximity levels of the supply chain lead to different coordination interaction and knowledge sharing efficiency between upstream and downstream, which not only positively moderates the relationship between supply chain dynamic capability and SMEs’ innovation performance, but also moderates its mediating effect. Furthermore, the fs QCA analysis results show three configurations for SMEs’ high innovation performance based on the characteristics of network relations: geographic proximity regulating type, network relationship dominant type, and dynamic coordination and integration type.

scholarly journals Influence of Supply Chain Collaborative Innovation on Sustainable Development of Supply Chain: A Study on Chinese Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2978
Author(s):  
Hongmei Shan ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Jing Shi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Supply Chain Performance ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Chain Dynamic

The recent trade friction between the two largest economies, US and China, is having a profound impact on the sustainable development of supply chains at a global scale. Supply chain collaborative innovation has not only become the main means for enterprises in various countries to cope with imponderable changes, but also been the driver of increasing supply chain dynamic capability and of achieving sustainable development of supply chains. Based on the survey data of 510 Chinese enterprises, this paper adopts the hierarchical regression analysis and a structural equation model to study the impact of supply chain collaborative innovation on the sustainable development of supply chains. The results show that: (1) Three modes of supply chain collaborative innovation (namely, technology collaborative innovation, management collaborative innovation, and market collaborative innovation) have different effects on supply chain dynamic capability and sustainable supply chain performance. (2) Supply chain dynamic capability plays a significant intermediary role between supply chain collaborative innovation and sustainable supply chain performance. (3) Supply chain technology collaborative innovation has the greatest direct impact on sustainable supply chain performance, followed by supply chain management collaborative innovation. However, the direct effect of supply chain market collaborative innovation on sustainable supply chain performance is not significant; under the intermediary role of dynamic capability, supply chain market collaborative innovation has a significant indirect effect on sustainable supply chain performance.

Knowledge sharing in the construction supply chain: collaborative innovation activities and BIM application on innovation performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Shi ◽  
Qiankun Wang ◽  
Zeng Guo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Tacit Knowledge Sharing

PurposeThis paper aimed to examine the role of knowledge sharing among member enterprises between collaborative innovation activities and innovation performance and between building information modeling (BIM) application and innovation performance in the construction supply chain.Design/methodology/approachThe structural equation model was used in this study. First, the hypothesis of the relationship between collaborative innovation activities, BIM application, knowledge sharing and innovation performance in the construction supply chain was proposed based on experience; then, the research data were collected by investigation; finally, this hypothesis was tested through data analysis.Findings(1) Collaborative innovation activities in the construction supply chain had a positive impact on explicit knowledge sharing, tacit knowledge sharing and innovation performance. (2) BIM application had a positive impact on explicit knowledge sharing and innovation performance, while it had no significant impact on tacit knowledge sharing. (3) Explicit knowledge sharing had no positive effect on innovation performance, while tacit knowledge sharing had positive effect on organizational performance. (4) Tacit knowledge sharing produced partial mediating effect between collaborative innovation activities, BIM application and innovation performance, while explicit knowledge sharing produced complete mediating effect between BIM application and tacit knowledge sharing.Originality/valueA relationship model among collaborative innovation activities, BIM application, explicit and tacit knowledge sharing and innovation performance in the construction supply chain was proposed, and the rationality of the model was verified by empirical analysis. Discovering the relationships between these factors can be not only conducive to mastering the effect of explicit and tacit knowledge sharing in the collaborative innovation process of construction supply chain, but also play a guiding role for the function development of BIM.

Partnership Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, and Firm Innovation Performance: An Empirical Examination

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Hui ◽  
Wang He-Cheng ◽  
Zhou Min-Fei
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Uncertain Environments ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Partnership Selection

Facing uncertain environments, firms have strived to achieve competitive advantage by partnership management and supply chain collaboration. The objective of the research is to uncover the nature of partnership management and explore its impact on supply chain collaboration and firm innovation performance. The research divides partnership management into three stages: partnership selection, partnership establishment, and partnership sustention. The research constructs the influence mechanism of partnership management on supply chain collaboration and innovation performance. By questionnaire of 133 manufacturing enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta of China, and using SPSS statistical analysis, the empirical results show that partnership selection, partnership establishment, and partnership sustention have significantly positive influence on supply chain collaboration and innovation performance; supply chain collaboration has a complete mediating effect between partnership election, partnership establishment, and innovation performance; and supply chain collaboration has a partial mediating effect between partnership sustention and innovation performance. The research reveals the construct mechanism of firms’ improving innovation performance through partnership management.

Supply chain quality management for product innovation performance: insights from small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Voon-Hsien Lee ◽  
Pik-Yin Foo ◽  
Garry Wei-Han Tan ◽  
Keng-Boon Ooi ◽  
Amrik Sohal
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises

PurposeThis research aims to examine the relationships between supply chain quality management (SCQM), organizational learning capability (OLC) and product innovation performance (PIP) among small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMMEs) in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachThis is a quantitative study in which 163 valid responses were empirically collected from SMMEs in Malaysia via self-administered structured questionnaires.FindingsPerforming a partial least squares–structural equation modelling analysis, the findings revealed that the relationships between SCQM, OLC and PIP are positive and significant. Moreover, OLC partially mediates the relationship between SCQM and product innovation. Serving as a practical guideline, the results of this study stress the fact that managers of SMMEs need to look into the role-specific context of the firm before determining which practices would be effective for their companies.Originality/valueThe value-added additional testing of the mediating effect of OLC is the highlight of this study. This research represents another leap towards redefining and advancing SCQM, especially for SMMEs in the Asian context.

scholarly journals Causal Relationship between Supply Chain Dynamic Capabilities, Technological Innovation, and Operational Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Jung Ju ◽  
Byeonghwa Park ◽  
Taikyoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Chain Dynamic ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of this study is to empirically examine the impact of supply chain dynamic capabilities on operational performance, and the mediating effect of technological innovation between dynamic capabilities and operational performance. This study is based on empirical data collected from a survey of 206 small- and medium-size firms in Korea. Structural equation modeling is used to test the research questions. The results show that supply chain dynamic capabilities positively influence technological innovation and operational performance of an enterprise. Additionally, structural equation analyses reveal that technological innovation plays a role as a partial mediator of the relationship between supply chain dynamic capabilities and operational performance. In a dynamic and ever-changing environment, the enforcement of dynamic capabilities in a sustainable supply chain is important for the innovation of technology and the improvement of operational performance. Further investigation is required to understand the differences by industries, characteristics of enterprises, and positions in a supply chain.

The conceptual framework on integrated flexibility: an evolution to data-driven supply chain management

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurodhsingh Khanuja ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Jain
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Relational View ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Flexibility

PurposeThis paper aims to establish a relationship between supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain flexibility (SCF) to develop a two-dimensional approach, i.e. integrated flexibility.Design/methodology/approachBuilding on a relational view and dynamic capability theory, this paper argues that integrated flexibility is the strategy that enables organisations to achieve different positions and states to create distinctive capability. The article has proposed the conceptual framework that connects different supply chain strategies and practices to improve supply chain performance (SCP) considering the cross-disciplinary approach.FindingsThe conceptual framework around the new perspective, i.e. integrated flexibility, is built to deal with issues related to operations management. The paper suggests examining the mediating effect of SCF between SCI and SCP and the moderating role of knowledge management (KM), data analytics (DA) and quality management (QM) practices on their relationship. Moreover, research direction in terms of propositions and implications are developed to showcase how underlying practices streamline the supply chain and lead to superior SCP.Practical implicationsThe proposed framework discusses the degree of integration and flexibility levels to guide practitioners in designing a supply chain strategy with their partners and answering how much resources need to be extended to achieve flexible operations and realise SCP.Originality/valueAuthors have developed an entirely new integrated flexibility concept that provides a base to sustain in the competitive market. The foundation of integrated flexibility is built on relational view and dynamic capability theory and supported by DA, QM and KM.

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