Impact of supplier development on supplier’s performance
Industrial Management & Data Systems
ISSN: 0263-5577
Article publication date: 8 August 2018
Issue publication date: 13 August 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of supplier development (SD) on supplier’s performance by sharing implicit knowledge in mentorship under the influence of supplier’s organizational culture (OC).
Design/methodology/approach
A survey questionnaire was employed to collect data from 226 employees of participating suppliers after conducting mentorship training at the suppliers’ site. The data were analyzed by the partial least squares structural equation modeling with software SmartPLS Ver. 3.0.
Findings
The empirical analysis indicates that SD by mentorship partially mediates the total effects of OC – power distance and uncertainty avoidance – on performance. It completely mediates the collaborative culture on performance.
Originality/value
This study may confirm that the SD program by mentorship is a viable strategy to enhance the performance of supply chain partners and the selection of suppliers.
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Citation
Lee, A.B.S., Chan, F.T.S. and Pu, X. (2018), "Impact of supplier development on supplier’s performance", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 118 No. 6, pp. 1192-1208. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-05-2017-0229
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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