Dyadic alignment in capital goods companies
Benchmarking: An International Journal
ISSN: 1463-5771
Article publication date: 19 February 2019
Issue publication date: 25 April 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the main factors of the dyadic alignment in the supply chain of capital goods companies.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey was conducted among 159 respondents (53 supplier companies, 53 manufacturers and 53 clients).
Findings
Using structural equation modelling, no evidence of alignment between suppliers and manufacturers was identified. However, for the manufacturers, there is a partial mediation effect of the operational capabilities in the relationship between supply chain management and business performance.
Originality/value
This research investigates whether there is a dyadic alignment among supplier–manufacturer, manufacturer–customer and supplier–customer from the capital goods manufacturers’ perspective.
Keywords
Citation
Moori, R.G., Nafal, K.A., Kimura, H. and Sobreiro, V.A. (2019), "Dyadic alignment in capital goods companies", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 1174-1193. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-04-2017-0083
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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