The influence of relational competencies on supply chain resilience: a relational view

Emerald - Tập 43 Số 4 - Trang 300-320 - 2013
Andreas Wieland1, Carl Marcus Wallenburg2
1(Kühne Foundation Center for International Logistics Networks, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany)
2(Department of Supply Chain Management, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany)

Tóm tắt

Purpose

– The purpose of this research is to explore the resilience domain, which is important in the field of supply chain management; it investigates the effects relational competencies have for resilience and the effect resilience, in turn, has on a supply chain ' s customer value.

Design/methodology/approach

– The research is empirical in nature and employs a confirmatory approach that builds on the relational view as a primary theoretical foundation. It utilizes survey data collected from manufacturing firms from three countries, which is analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Findings

– It is found that communicative and cooperative relationships have a positive effect on resilience, while integration does not have a significant effect. It is also found that improved resilience, obtained by investing in agility and robustness, enhances a supply chain ' s customer value.

Practical implications

– Some findings contrast the expectations derived from theory. Particularly, practitioners can learn that integration has a limited role in enhancing resilience.

Originality/value

– The study distinguishes between a proactive and reactive dimension of resilience: robustness and agility. The relational view serves as the theoretical basis to explain the effects between three types of relational competencies (communication, cooperation, and integration) and the above-mentioned two dimensions of resilience.

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