60 research outputs found
A Contingent View of the Internet-Enabled Supply Chain Integration and Firm Performance
Building on multiple theoretical perspectives, we examined how organizational culture moderates the association of different dimensions of Internet-enabled Supply Chain Integration (i.e., online information integration and operational coordination) and firm performance (i.e., customer service and financial performance). We tested hypotheses using survey data from senior executives in China. Our findings reveal that an internally focused culture weakens the effects of online information integration on customer service performance, whereas it strengthens the influences of online operational coordination. Further, an externally focused culture weakens the effects of online operational coordination on customer service performance too. In addition, the results indicate that customer service can directly improve financial performance, and partially mediate the relationship between online information integration and financial performance. Theoretical contributions and managerial implications of the study are discussed
The Effects of Relational and Institutional Factors on Electronic Supply Chain Management Adoption: Does Organizational Culture Matter?
Drawing upon relational exchange theory, institutional theory, organizational culture and IS theories, we derive a model to study factors affecting firmsâ electronic supply chain management adoption. In particular, we examine the effect of trust, normative, mimetic and coercive pressures on eSCM adoption. Also, we assess the moderating role played by organizational culture in this effect. The research model is tested by data collected with executive MBA students enrolled with a large university in China. Managerial implications and theoretical contribution of this study are discussed
Adoption of Internet-enabled Supply Chain Integration:Institutional and Cultural Perspectives
Fostering supply chain integration (SCI) via Internet technologies has been widely regarded as a critical factor for firm success. Internet-enabled SCI may help enhance firmsâ capabilities in technology, product and market development, and thus allows firms to initiate or adapt to competitive changes in the market. Yet, the decision on Internet-enabled SCI is challenging due to the high uncertainties involved. Research on the antecedents of Internet-enabled SCI is of interest to both researchers and practitioners. Based on the view of upper echelons theory (UET), this research derives a syncretic model for firmsâ adoption of Internet-enabled SCI by presenting senior executivesâ cognitions as firmsâ perceived institutional pressures, and senior executivesâ values as firmsâ organizational culture. Results from a survey show that institutional pressures and a culture that values organic process have a strong impact on firms\u27 inclination toward Internet- enabled SCI. In addition, we find that institutional pressures and organizational culture have interaction effects on Internet-enabled SCI.
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The Impact of Power on Firmâs IT Infrastructures Integration Intention for SCM
While IT infrastructures integration (ITII) along supply chains helps enhance chainsâ efficiency and effectiveness, the lack of ITII is still one of the critical failure factors for supply chain management. As such, it is imperative to understand the drivers for ITII adoption. Based on the perspective of social network, we derive a model to examine the effects of dominant firmsâ mediated and non-mediated power on partner firmsâ intention to integrate IT infrastructures across the supply chain. In particular, we examine the mediating effect of target firmsâ trust and perceived institutional pressures on the relationship between dominant firmsâ power (i.e., mediated and non-mediated power) and target firmsâ ITII adoption intention. Results from a survey show that the target firmsâ trust toward their partners and their perceived institutional pressures mediate non-mediated powerâs influence, while trust mediates the effect of mediated power on ITII adoption intention. Contributions and implications of this study are discussed
From IT Capabilities to Supply Chain Performance: The Mediating Effects of Supply Chain Agility and Absorptive Capacity
While information technologies have been taken as the competitive tool in improving supply chain performance, its investment cannot guarantee to meet firmsâ performance expectations. Our understanding about the mechanisms by which IT affects supply chain performance remains unclear. Based on the perspective of dynamic capabilities theory, we derive a model to examine the effects of a firmâs IT capabilities, namely IT infrastructure flexibility and IT assimilation on supply chain performance. In particular, we examine the mediating effects of the firmâs higher-order organizational capabilities, namely supply chain agility and absorptive capacity on the relationships between IT capabilities and supply chain performance. Results from a survey show that the firmâs supply chain agility can fully mediate IT capabilitiesâ influence, while absorptive capacity partially mediate the influences of IT capabilities on supply chain agility. In addition, IT infrastructure flexibility can improve the firmâs IT assimilation. Contributions and implications of this study are discussed
Strain Enhanced VisibleâUltraviolet Absorption of Blue Phosphorene/MoX2 (Xâ=âS,Se) Heterolayers
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149231/1/pssr201800659.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149231/2/pssr201800659_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149231/3/pssr201800659-sup-0001-SuppFig-S1.pd
Highly Efficient Polarized GeS/MoSe2 van der Waals Heterostructure for Water Splitting from Ultraviolet to NearâInfrared Light
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152744/1/pssr201900582.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152744/2/pssr201900582_am.pd
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