Supply Chain Management and Firm Performance
Abstract
Effective supply chain management is essential for firm performance. Past studies have measured the direct impact of antecedents to supply chain management on fi rm performance. However, this study examines how the success of a supplier-buyer relationship mediates the eff ect of predictor variables (i.e. trust, dependence, supplier selection and supplier- buyer engagement) on the dependent variable (i.e. fi rm performance). The data was gathered from employees working in the textile sector of Karachi. The scales and measures of the constructs were adapted from the previous literature. After preliminary analysis, the mediating effect was examined through the Hayes, Nicolous & Rockwood (2017) approach. The results indicate that the supplier-buyer relationship had a partial mediating eff ect in all the cases. In addition, the success of supplier-buyer relationship has a positive eff ect on firm performance. Future studies may examine the mediating role of supplier-buyer relationship on other antecedents of the supply chain.Keywords: Trust, dependence, supplier selection, supplier-buyer relationship, supply chain management.References
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