TY - JOUR
T1 - Inter-firm dependence, inter-firm trust, and operational performance
T2 - The mediating effect of e-business integration
AU - Shi, Xinping
AU - Liao, Victor
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - The objective of this paper is to examine the relationships of relational governance, e-business integration, and operational performance in a supply chain context. We operationalize relational governance with inter-firm dependence and inter-firm trust to build a structural model. The empirical analysis of our survey data collected from manufacturing firms reveals that e-business integration significantly mediates the effects of inter-firm dependence and inter-firm trust on operational performance. The present work justifies the mediating mechanism of e-business integration and advances the understanding of the impact of relational governance on operational performance. The findings contribute to research and practice in e-business and supply chain management.
AB - The objective of this paper is to examine the relationships of relational governance, e-business integration, and operational performance in a supply chain context. We operationalize relational governance with inter-firm dependence and inter-firm trust to build a structural model. The empirical analysis of our survey data collected from manufacturing firms reveals that e-business integration significantly mediates the effects of inter-firm dependence and inter-firm trust on operational performance. The present work justifies the mediating mechanism of e-business integration and advances the understanding of the impact of relational governance on operational performance. The findings contribute to research and practice in e-business and supply chain management.
KW - E-business integration
KW - Inter-firm dependence
KW - Inter-firm trust
KW - Operational performance
KW - Relational governance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84946494666&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.im.2015.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.im.2015.06.010
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84946494666
SN - 0378-7206
VL - 52
SP - 943
EP - 950
JO - Information and Management
JF - Information and Management
IS - 8
ER -