Digital governance for supplier opportunism: The mediating role of supplier transparency

IF 9.8 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL
Lixu Li , Lujie Chen , Yaoqi Liu
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Abstract

Curtailing supplier opportunism is a critical concern for both business practitioners and supply chain researchers. However, ambiguity remains regarding the effective deployment of digital technologies (DTs) within supply chain practices to address this issue. Drawing on the asset orchestration perspective, we consider two DT deployment manners (i.e., breadth and depth) and examine their impacts on supplier transparency and supplier opportunism. We investigate 323 Chinese firms and use structural equation modeling to test the proposed hypotheses. We also conduct a scenario-based experiment involving 144 business managers to improve the robustness of our results. We find that although two DT deployment manners positively affect suppliers' cost and relationship transparency, only relationship transparency exhibits a statistically significant negative association with suppliers’ weak opportunism, rather than strong opportunism. More interestingly, of the two DT deployment manners, relationship transparency merely mediates the breadth – weak opportunism association. We advance research on supply chain governance by elucidating the nuanced role of DT deployment in curbing supplier opportunism. We also offer significant insights for firms seeking to reassess their digital supply chain plans, improve engagement with suppliers, and curb unethical practices.

供应商机会主义的数字治理:供应商透明度的中介作用
遏制供应商机会主义是企业从业人员和供应链研究人员共同关注的一个重要问题。然而,在供应链实践中如何有效部署数字技术(DTs)来解决这一问题,仍然存在不确定性。我们从资产协调的角度出发,考虑了两种数字技术部署方式(即广度和深度),并研究了它们对供应商透明度和供应商机会主义的影响。我们对 323 家中国企业进行了调查,并使用结构方程模型对提出的假设进行了检验。我们还进行了一个有 144 名企业经理参与的情景实验,以提高结果的稳健性。我们发现,虽然两种 DT 部署方式会对供应商的成本和关系透明度产生积极影响,但只有关系透明度与供应商的弱机会主义(而非强机会主义)呈现出统计学意义上的显著负相关。更有趣的是,在这两种数据传输部署方式中,关系透明度只是在广度与弱机会主义之间起到了中介作用。我们通过阐明DT部署在抑制供应商机会主义方面的微妙作用,推进了供应链治理研究。我们还为寻求重新评估其数字供应链计划、改善与供应商的接触以及遏制不道德行为的企业提供了重要启示。
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International Journal of Production Economics
International Journal of Production Economics 管理科学-工程:工业
CiteScore
21.40
自引率
7.50%
发文量
266
审稿时长
52 days
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Production Economics focuses on the interface between engineering and management. It covers all aspects of manufacturing and process industries, as well as production in general. The journal is interdisciplinary, considering activities throughout the product life cycle and material flow cycle. It aims to disseminate knowledge for improving industrial practice and strengthening the theoretical base for decision making. The journal serves as a forum for exchanging ideas and presenting new developments in theory and application, combining academic standards with practical value for industrial applications.
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