scholarly journals The Implications of Managed-Workforce Diversity on Internal Supply Chain Integration and Business Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Bruce Rockson ◽  
Jonathan Annan ◽  
Abdul Samed Muntaka
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Workforce Diversity ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Managerial Implications

Today, workforce diversity management appears to attract strategic attention globally. Given this, a critical question that emerging research seeks to address is: is it even worth managing diverse workforce? Partly, this study addresses this question by examining the implications of managed-workforce diversity (MWD) on internal supply chain (SC) integration and business performance. Data was collected from one hundred and twenty six respondents using mainly questionnaires. The constructs employed to measure managed-workforce diversity, internal supply chain integration and business performance were together subjected to ANOVA, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and then confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Model (SEM) in LISREL 8.5. Analysis of the data gathered indicated that MWD is most likely to be beneficial in enhancing internal SC integration and then SC responsiveness; with the former benefit acting as a conduit through which the latter benefit is experienced. The study therefore argues that effective workforce diversity management is one that creates and maintains MWD (which is a positive affective climate where employees do not feel intimidated, looked down upon, or discriminated against just because of background differences), all of which are necessary for driving internal SC integration, SC responsiveness, and financial outcomes. The managerial implications and the theoretical relevance of the study’s findings are discussed in details.

scholarly journals Probing the Links between Workforce Diversity, Goal Clarity, and Employee Job Satisfaction in Public Sector Organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Edmund C. Stazyk ◽  
Randall S. Davis ◽  
Jiaqi Liang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Workforce Diversity ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Goal Clarity ◽  
Management Policies

A considerable body of research substantiating the importance of workforce diversity to public organizations has accrued over the past two decades. However, research on workforce diversity has also been narrow in scope and frequently fails to link diversity to important individual and organizational outcomes. Using data (n = 1,109,134 employees from 500 sub-agencies) collected in three waves (2010, 2011, and 2012) of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), this study examines whether (1) increased diversity influences organizational goal clarity, (2) diversity and goal clarity, in turn, influence employee job satisfaction, and (3) diversity management policies influence job satisfaction by clarifying organizational goals for workers. FEVS is administered yearly by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and is designed to assess whether and to what extent federal employees believe the characteristics of successful organizations are present in their agency. Results from a multi-level structural equation model (MSEM) suggest diversity is associated with greater goal clarity and that diversity management policies, by clarifying organizational goals, positively affect job satisfaction. Findings also indicate that the type of diversity matters.

A structural equation model for big data adoption in the healthcare supply chain

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dindayal Agrawal ◽  
Jitender Madaan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Data Governance ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the barriers to the implementation of big data (BD) in the healthcare supply chain (HSC).Design/methodology/approachFirst, the barriers concerning BD adoption in the HSC were found by conducting a detailed literature survey and with the expert's opinion. Then the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was employed to categorize the barriers. The obtained results are verified using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis gives the path diagram representing the interrelationship between latent variables and observed variables.FindingsThe segregation of 13 barriers into three categories, namely “data governance perspective,” “technological and expertise perspective,” and “organizational and social perspective,” is performed using EFA. Three hypotheses are tested, and all are accepted. It can be concluded that the “data governance perspective” is positively related to “technological and expertise perspective” and “organizational and social perspective” factors. Also, the “technological and expertise perspective” is positively related to “organizational and social perspective.”Research limitations/implicationsIn literature, very few studies have been performed on finding the barriers to BD adoption in the HSC. The systematic methodology and statistical verification applied in this study empowers the healthcare organizations and policymakers in further decision-making.Originality/valueThis paper is first of its kind to adopt an approach to classify barriers to BD implementation in the HSC into three distinct perspectives.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Integration and Flexibility and Its Impact on Business Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Samed Muntaka ◽  
Ashraf Haruna ◽  
Henry Kofi Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Supply Chain Flexibility

This study explores the significance of integration and flexibility as critical determinants of business performance by examining the connection amongst supply chain integration and flexibility on the one hand and business performance on the other.  Using mainly a cross-sectional approach, structured questionnaire was used to collect responses from two hundred and fifty-five employees drawn registered companies in the Kumasi Metropolis and analyzed with the help of Pearson’s correlation and structural equation modeling (SEM). Three elements of supply chain integration (company integration with suppliers, cross functional integration within a company and company integration with customers) and three elements of supply chain flexibility (adaptability, alignment and agility) were subjected to analysis. The results indicate that supply chain integration and supply chain flexibility exhibit significant correlation with firm performance. Supply chain integration and supply chain flexibility have high correlation with ‘financial performance’ followed by ‘logistic performance’ and then ‘operational performance’. Also, the results demonstrate that four supply chain integration surrogates; ‘production data integration’, ‘going after customers for feedback’, ‘periodic connection with customers’ and ‘real time search of inventory’ and two supply chain flexibility proxies specifically ‘technology’ and ‘supply network strategies’ are crucial as they exhibit the most noteworthy influence on firm performance. Results of this study offer remarkable demonstrations of the effects of integration and flexibility in enhancing performance of businesses and greater attention must be paid to those proxies of supply chain integration and flexibility that exhibited the most significant impact on firm’s performance.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MANAJEMEN RANTAI PASOK TERHADAP PERFORMA USAHA BUDI DAYA UDANG VANAME DI PROVINSI BALI DAN JAWA TIMUR

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Rismutia Hayu Deswati ◽  
Lathifatul Rosyidah ◽  
Tenny Apriliani
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Udang vaname merupakan salah satu komoditas ekspor unggulan Indonesia di pasar internasional. Udang vaname yang diekspor merupakan hasil produksi dari usaha budi daya yang tersebar di berbagai provinsi di Indonesia sehingga dibutuhkan rantai pasok yang optimal untuk mendukung kelancaran usaha budi daya tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh manajemen rantai pasokan terhadap keunggulan bersaing suatu usaha budi daya udang vaname dan dampak terhadap performa usaha tersebut. Lokasi penelitian adalah Provinsi Jawa Timur dan Bali karena konektivitas yang kuat antara masing-masing pembudi daya di kedua lokasi tersebut. Data yang dikumpulkan diverifikasi kemudian dianalisis menggunakan pendekatan Structural Equation Model (SEM). Hasil dari analisis menemukan bahwa variabel hubungan dengan pemasok dan modal manusia berpengaruh positif terhadap keunggulan bersaing pembudi daya dan juga berpengaruh positif kepada performa usaha budi daya tersebut. Variabel hubungan dengan pelanggan tidak berpengaruh baik terhadap keunggulan bersaing maupun performa usaha. Dari hasil ini diharapkan pemerintah bisa mengintervensi dalam bentuk perbaikan manajemen rantai pasokan udang vaname dengan meningkatkan kompetensi masing-masing anggota rantai pasok sehingga dapat optimal pada posisinya.Title: The Effect of Supply Chain Management on The Business Performance of Vaname Shrimp Farming in The Province of Bali and East JavaVaname is one of Indonesia’s leading export commodities in the international market. The exported vaname are the products from aquaculture business which are spread in various provinces in Indonesia, so an optimal supply chain is needed to support this business. The purpose of this study is to analyze supply chain management affects the competitive advantage of a vaname farming business and the impact on the performance of the business. The research sites are East Java and Bali because of the strong connectivity between each farmer in both locations. The collected data is verified and then analyzed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) approach. The results of the analysis concluded that the relationship between suppliers and human capital variables had a positive effect on the competitive advantage of farmers and also had a positive effect on the performance of the aquaculture business. While the relationship with customer variables do not affect both competitive advantage and business performance. From this result, the government is expected to be able to intervene in the form of improved management of the vaname supply chain by increasing the competence of each member of the supply chain so that it can be optimally positioned. 

Empirical study on improving international dry port competitiveness based on logistics supply chain integration: evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Li ◽  
Ru Yan ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Borui Yan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Western China ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Port Operation ◽  
Port Competitiveness ◽  
The Government

PurposeThe importance of international dry port integration in the supply chain has received a great deal of attention and been widely discussed in the literature. This study empirically examines the relationship among dry port logistics supply chain integration (DPLSCI), its operational performance (OP) and dry port competitiveness (DPC) in the context of China.Design/methodology/approachThe authors developed a structured questionnaire based on the supply chain integration (SCI) theory and resource-based view, and collected data from the dry port operation enterprises and their stakeholders in central and western China. A structural equation model (SEM) is used to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe results demonstrate that DPLSCI has a positive effect on logistics cost performance (LCP) and service quality performance (SQP), which further improves DPC. Meanwhile, OP (LCP and SQP) is a full mediator between DPLSCI and DPC.Practical implicationsThis paper provides guidelines for dry port operators and their stakeholders to integrate supply chain resources and develop the OP for improving the overall competitiveness of an international dry port. The government could also invest in physical infrastructure and system platform to strengthen the OP of a dry port and further enhance its competitiveness.Originality/valueThe authors emphasise that the international dry port is a proactive and integrated system in providing a supply chain logistics service. This study fills up a research gap in the extant literature on theoretically proposing and empirically testing a new theoretical model. It also contributes to dry port stakeholders by providing useful guidelines to enhance OP and dry port competitiveness.

scholarly journals Keterkaitan Perencanaan Rantai Pasokan dan Integrasi Rantai Pasokan Terhadap Kemampuan Kustomisasi Massal Umkm Makanan

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Tiara Fatimah ◽  
Dedie S. Martadistra
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Supply Chain Planning ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Supplier Integration

<p><strong><em>Abstra</em></strong><strong><em>k</em></strong><strong></strong></p><p><strong><em>Tujuan</em></strong><em>–</em> <em>Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh perencanaan rantai pasokan dan integrasi rantai pasokan terhadap kemampuan kustomisasi massal. Responden dalam penelitian ini ditentukan dengan menggunakan rumus Slovin dan 120 responden diperoleh dari UKM makanan dengan kategori ukuran kecil di Samarinda.</em></p><p><strong><em>Desain</em></strong><strong><em>/Met</em></strong><strong><em>odologi</em></strong><strong><em>/</em></strong><strong><em>Pendekatan - </em></strong><em>Metode yang digunakan adalah Purposive Sampling untuk mengambil sampel. Structural Equation Model (SEM) untuk menganalisis data dan statistik deskriptif menggunakan Factor Loading.</em></p><p><strong><em>Hasil </em></strong><em>–</em> <em>Dalam penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa perencanaan rantai pasokan berpengaruh terhadap integrasi rantai pasokan, integrasi rantai pasokan berpengaruh terhadap kemampuan kustomisasi massal, dan perencanaan rantai pasokan memiliki pengaruh langsung yang kurang signifikan terhadap kemampuan kustomisasi massa.</em></p><p><em>Dari hasil penelitian ini disarankan agar UKM untuk mencapai tingkat optimal kemampuan kustomisasi massal, mereka harus meningkatkan integrasi rantai pasokan mereka yang mengandung integrasi pemasok, integrasi pelanggan, integrasi fungsional.</em></p><pre><em> </em></pre><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Purpose - </em></strong><em>This research purpose is to analyse the effect of supply chain planning and supply chain integration towards mass customization ability. Respondents in this research determined using Slovin’s formula and 120 respondents obtained from food SMEs with category of small size in Samarinda.<strong></strong></em></p><p><strong><em>Des</em></strong><strong><em>ign</em></strong><strong><em>/Met</em></strong><strong><em>hodology</em></strong><strong><em>/</em></strong><strong><em>Approach:</em></strong><em>The method used is Purposive Sampling for taking the sample. Structural Equation Model (SEM) for analysis the data and statistical descriptive using Factor Loading. </em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Finding </em></strong><em>- In this research found that supply chain planning have effect toward supply chain integration, supply chain integration have effect toward mass customization ability, and supply chain planning have less significant direct effect toward mass customization ability.</em></p><p><em>From the results of this research suggested so that SMEs for achievethe optimum level of mass customization ability, they should improve their supply chain integration that contain supplier integration, costumer integration, functional integration.</em></p>

scholarly journals Supply Chain Integration, Interfirm Value Co-Creation and Firm Performance Nexus in Ghanaian SMEs: Mediating Roles of Stakeholder Pressure and Innovation Capability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2351
Author(s):  
Hongyun Tian ◽  
Samuel Kofi Otchere ◽  
Cephas P. K. Coffie ◽  
Isaac Adjei Mensah ◽  
Raphael Kwame Baku
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Stakeholder Pressure

Strategic decisions like supply chain integration and interfirm value co-creation are significant to SMEs’ performance. Therefore, this paper aims to find out the relationships between supply chain integration, interfirm value co-creation, and firm performance in Ghanaian SMEs. We employed a structural equation model (SEM) to estimate the responses of 473 SMEs registered with the Association of Ghanaian Industries (AGI) to find the nexus between supply chain integration, interfirm value co-creation, and the performance of Ghanaian SMEs. Further, we test for the mediating role of innovation capability and stakeholder pressure in the relationships between supply chain integration and firm performance and the relationship between supply chain integration and interfirm value co-creation, respectively. We found a positive significant relationship between the variables. Innovation capability mediates the positive relationship between supply chain integration and firm performance. Interfirm value co-creation has a negative relationship with the innovation capabilities of SMEs. Therefore, Ghanaian SMEs can invest in technologies, which promote collaborations with external parties to create value while minimizing cost.

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