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A nexus of multiple integrations and business performance through supply chain agility and supply flexibility: a dynamic capability view

Aamir Rashid (Department of Business and Economics, School of Business and Information Systems, York College, City University of New York (CUNY), Jamaica, New York, USA )
Rizwana Rasheed (Department of Management, Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), Staten Island, New York, USA)
Abdul Hafaz Ngah (Faculty of Business, Economy and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia)
Rob Kim Marjerison (Global Business and Global MBA, Wenzhou Kean University, Wenzhou, China )

Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management

ISSN: 2053-4620

Article publication date: 24 September 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

Manufacturing capability is a crucial component of every nation’s economy and pharmaceuticals are frequently a significant part of the manufacturing sector. Pharmaceutical supply chains are essential to health-care systems, contributing to living quality and shorter hospital stays. This study aims to examine the role of multiple integrations on business performance (BP) through supply chain flexibility (SCF) and supply chain agility (SCA).

Design/methodology/approach

Data was collected from 198 supply chain professionals in the pharmaceutical sector of the developing economy of Pakistan. The sample was collected based on a nonprobability purposive sampling approach. A five-point Likert-scale survey was used and analyzed with the PLS-SEM technique using SmartPLS 4.

Findings

This study found that process integration (PI) does not affect SCA, whereas relationship integration and measurement integration positively affect SCA. SCA positively impacts BP. In contrast, all integrations significantly influenced supply flexibility and BP except for PI. Finally, SCF significantly mediates the relationship between all integrations and BP.

Originality/value

This study examined the relationships of multiple integrations on BP, directly and indirectly, through SCF and agility. The theory of dynamic capabilities has been applied and extended to increase the comprehensiveness of the findings. A developing economy’s pharmaceutical industry supply chain was examined, producing empirical evidence of the results.

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Citation

Rashid, A., Rasheed, R., Ngah, A.H. and Marjerison, R.K. (2024), "A nexus of multiple integrations and business performance through supply chain agility and supply flexibility: a dynamic capability view", Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-08-2023-0124

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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