Value of supply chain resilience: roles of culture, flexibility, and integration
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
ISSN: 0960-0035
Article publication date: 14 January 2020
Issue publication date: 14 January 2020
Abstract
Purpose
Building supply chain (SC) resilience is crucial for business continuity given the ever-changing environmental conditions. Based on the resource orchestration and organizational culture theories, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the business value of SC resilience with the consideration of the roles of internal integration (II) and external integration (EI), risk management culture (RMC) and SC flexibility (SCF).
Design/methodology/approach
This study investigates how RMC, SCF and intra and interorganizational integration affect the performance of SC resilience. It collects primary and secondary data from 194 manufacturing firms listed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange and Taipei Exchange.
Findings
Results validate the authors’ hypothesis that RMC, SCF and II improve the financial performance of firms through SC resilience efforts.
Research limitations/implications
This study uses firms from Taiwan manufacturing industry, which might introduce country and industry bias.
Practical implications
This study helps managers improve the financial performance of their SC resilience efforts by developing RMC, SCF, II and IE across functions and partner firms.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the literature by empirically testing the relationship between SC resilience and financial performance, and how the relationship is moderated by RMC, SCF, II and EI based on the theories of organizational culture and resource orchestration.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank the editor and reviewers for their valuable and constructive comments on the earlier version of the paper. This research was partially supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University under Grant No. 4-ZZGM. The authors would also like to thank for the Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology for financial sponsorship under research Project No. NSC 101-2410-H-019-024.
Citation
Chunsheng, L., Wong, C.W.Y., Yang, C.-C., Shang, K.-C. and Lirn, T.-c. (2020), "Value of supply chain resilience: roles of culture, flexibility, and integration", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 50 No. 1, pp. 80-100. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-02-2019-0041
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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