Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective.
Purpose: The basic purpose of this paper is to establish and test the relationship between organizational culture and strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain that consists of alliance companies (manufacturers) and alliance partners (suppliers and customers). The relationships have been a...
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| description | Purpose: The basic purpose of this paper is to establish and test the relationship between organizational culture and strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain that consists of alliance companies (manufacturers) and alliance partners (suppliers and customers). The relationships have been analyzed from the manufacturer's perspective. Design/methodology/approach: This paper specifically addresses: the relationship between the culture type of alliance company and the degree of integration (trust, communication, and commitment) between the alliance companies and partners; the relationship between the culture type of alliance company and value creation in the alliance company; and the relationship between the degree of integration and value creation in the alliance company. A questionnaire was constructed and distributed to 109 companies that had some form strategic alliance with their suppliers and/or customers. The data collected were tested using analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Findings: The culture type of the alliance company has a significant effect on the degree of integration and value creation. The degree of integration has a significant relationship with value creation. Specifically, the following have been found: ad hocracy culture favors a higher level of communication and commitment with the suppliers; hierarchy culture favors a higher level of commitment with suppliers and helps build a higher level of trust with customers and suppliers; and clan and ad hocracy cultures help in achieving a higher degree of value creation. Originality/value: Identifying the link between the culture and strategic alliances in a supply chain can help decision makers choose the right kind of alliance partners and decide appropriate strategies that need to be adopted to form and maintain alliances. |
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| spelling | upm-242292013-10-08T04:54:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24229/ Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. Sambasivan, Murali Ching, Nget Yen Purpose: The basic purpose of this paper is to establish and test the relationship between organizational culture and strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain that consists of alliance companies (manufacturers) and alliance partners (suppliers and customers). The relationships have been analyzed from the manufacturer's perspective. Design/methodology/approach: This paper specifically addresses: the relationship between the culture type of alliance company and the degree of integration (trust, communication, and commitment) between the alliance companies and partners; the relationship between the culture type of alliance company and value creation in the alliance company; and the relationship between the degree of integration and value creation in the alliance company. A questionnaire was constructed and distributed to 109 companies that had some form strategic alliance with their suppliers and/or customers. The data collected were tested using analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Findings: The culture type of the alliance company has a significant effect on the degree of integration and value creation. The degree of integration has a significant relationship with value creation. Specifically, the following have been found: ad hocracy culture favors a higher level of communication and commitment with the suppliers; hierarchy culture favors a higher level of commitment with suppliers and helps build a higher level of trust with customers and suppliers; and clan and ad hocracy cultures help in achieving a higher degree of value creation. Originality/value: Identifying the link between the culture and strategic alliances in a supply chain can help decision makers choose the right kind of alliance partners and decide appropriate strategies that need to be adopted to form and maintain alliances. Emerald 2010 Article PeerReviewed Sambasivan, Murali and Ching, Nget Yen (2010) Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 40 (6). pp. 456-474. ISSN 0960-0035 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ 10.1108/09600031011062191 English |
| spellingShingle | Sambasivan, Murali Ching, Nget Yen Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. |
| title | Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. |
| title_full | Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. |
| title_fullStr | Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. |
| title_short | Strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: Influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. |
| title_sort | strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain: influence of organizational culture from the manufacturer's perspective. |
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