A resource-based view on enablers of supplier integration: evidence from China

作者：Wang, Zhiqiang; Huo, Baofeng^*; Qi, Yinan; Zhao, Xiande

来源：Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2016, 116(3): 416-444.

DOI：10.1108/IMDS-04-2015-0146

• China
• Resource-based view
• Human resource
• Supplier integration
• Internal integration
• Manufacturing plant information technology

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of human resource (HR) and manufacturing plant information technology (MP-IT) resource on companies' internal integration capabilities and how these resources/capabilities influence supplier integration. @@@ Design/methodology/approach - Using data collected from 604 Chinese manufacturers, the authors empirically test the effects of different types of resources/capabilities on supplier integration. @@@ Findings - The results show that HR has both direct and indirect effects on supplier integration through their effects on internal integration capabilities. MP-IT resource only has significant indirect effects on supplier integration through internal integration capabilities. The results also indicate that HR is more important than MP-IT resource in improving internal integration capabilities and supplier integration. @@@ Originality/value - This study empirically investigates enablers of supplier integration in China, contributing to supply chain integration literature and practices.

• 出版日期2016
• 单位中欧国际工商学院; 华南理工大学; 浙江大学; 对外经济贸易大学