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The influencing factors of commitment and business integration on supply chain management

Wann‐Yih Wu (Dean of Management School and Professor of Department of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan)
Chwan‐Yi Chiag (Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan)
Ya‐Jung Wu (PhD student, Department of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan)
Hui‐Ju Tu (Master, Department of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan)

Industrial Management & Data Systems

ISSN: 0263-5577

Article publication date: 1 May 2004

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study focuses on how to integrate the supply chain management business process. There were a total of 600 questionnaires issued in this study with 134 valid questionnaires being retrieved. The study concludes the following results: the level of idiosyncratic investments to supply chain partners, the degree of dependence between supply chain partners, and the level of product salability of manufacturer would enhance commitment and, consequently, the integration of the SCM business process. The degree of trust, power, continuity, and communication between supply chain partners would enhance commitment and, consequently, the integration of the SCM business process. The level of affective commitment, continuance commitment, and normative commitment of supply chain partners would be helpful in the integration of the SCM business process.

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Wu, W., Chiag, C., Wu, Y. and Tu, H. (2004), "The influencing factors of commitment and business integration on supply chain management", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 104 No. 4, pp. 322-333. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635570410530739

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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