Supply Chain 4.0: the impact of supply chain digitalization and integration on firm performance

IF 1.9 Q2 ETHICS

Asian Journal of Business Ethics Pub Date : 2021-11-10 DOI:10.1007/s13520-021-00137-8

Kam Pui Liu, Weisheng Chiu

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose a research model to investigate the relationships between supply chain digitalization, supply chain integration, and firm performance. In particular, the mediating effect of supply chain integration and the moderating effect of supply chain digitalization in the research model are examined. An online survey is administered to Chinese employees (N = 264) working in the supply chain industry. Data are analyzed by the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using the SmartPLS 3.0. The findings of this study reveal that both digitalization and supply chain integration have a positive influence on firm performance. Moreover, supply chain integration partially mediates the relationship between supply chain digitalization and firm performance. Meanwhile, supply chain digitalization positively moderates the relationship between supply chain integration and firm performance. These findings address the research gap in the extant literature and provide practical implications in ethical supply chain management. In particular, this study reveals that supply chain digitalization can drive a higher level of ethical supply chain in the perspective of supply chain visibility and efficiency in operations.

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供应链4.0:供应链数字化与整合对企业绩效的影响

本研究的目的是提出一个研究模型来探讨供应链数字化、供应链整合与企业绩效之间的关系。特别地，在研究模型中检验了供应链整合的中介作用和供应链数字化的调节作用。对供应链行业的中国员工(N = 264)进行了在线调查。使用SmartPLS 3.0对数据进行偏最小二乘结构方程建模(PLS-SEM)分析。研究结果表明，数字化和供应链整合对企业绩效均有正向影响。此外，供应链整合在供应链数字化与企业绩效的关系中起到部分中介作用。同时，供应链数字化正向调节供应链整合与企业绩效的关系。这些发现解决了现有文献中的研究空白，并为道德供应链管理提供了实际意义。特别是，本研究揭示了供应链数字化可以从供应链可见性和运营效率的角度推动更高水平的道德供应链。

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Asian Journal of Business Ethics ETHICS-

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2.60

自引率

38.50%

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期刊介绍： The Asian Journal of Business Ethics (AJBE) publishes original articles from a wide variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives concerning ethical issues related to business in Asia, including East, Southeast and South-central Asia. Like its well-known sister publication Journal of Business Ethics, AJBE examines the moral dimensions of production, consumption, labour relations, and organizational behavior, while taking into account the unique societal and ethical perspectives of the Asian region. The term ''business'' is understood in a wide sense to include all systems involved in the exchange of goods and services, while ''ethics'' is understood as applying to all human action aimed at securing a good life. We believe that issues concerning corporate responsibility are within the scope of ethics broadly construed. Systems of production, consumption, marketing, advertising, social and economic accounting, labour relations, public relations and organizational behaviour will be analyzed from a moral or ethical point of view. The style and level of dialogue involve all who are interested in business ethics - the business community, universities, government agencies, non-government organizations and consumer groups.The AJBE viewpoint is especially relevant today, as global business initiatives bring eastern and western companies together in new and ever more complex patterns of cooperation and competition.