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Role of power in supply chain performance: evidence from agribusiness SMEs in Uganda

Walter Odongo (Gulu University Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu, Uganda)
Manoj Kumar Dora (Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium) (College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences, Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK)
Adrienn Molnar (Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium) (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Research Centre for Economics and Regional Studies, Budapest, Hungary)
Duncan Ongeng (Department of Food Process and Post Harvest Technology, Gulu University Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu, Uganda)
Xavier Gellynck (Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bio-Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium)

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

ISSN: 2044-0839

Article publication date: 13 November 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of power on supply chain performance (SCP) in the context of small and medium sized agribusiness enterprises (SMEs). Contrary to most of previous studies, which collect and analyze data from one side of a relationship dyad using a focal firm approach, a matched triad approach was employed in data collection and analysis.

Design/methodology/approach

Empirical data was collected from 150 agribusiness supply chain members from the maize supply chain in Uganda. Analysis was done using multi-group analysis and structural equations modeling.

Findings

Results highlight the differences in the perception of power use and how it influences SCP. The differences in perception suggest the existence of power asymmetry amongst supply chain members. This work contributes to the ongoing debate concerning the use of triad as a unit of analysis as opposed to a firm or a dyad.

Research limitations/implications

This study only focused on one commodity chain in one country, which can limit the broad application of the findings.

Originality/value

The novelty of this work lies in fact that the authors assess perception of power amongst supply chain members in a triadic context, a perspective that has not been adequately tested in agribusiness supply chain management studies before.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA, PD 116226) “Supply chain and network performance and relationships in the agribusiness sector”.

Citation

Odongo, W., Dora, M.K., Molnar, A., Ongeng, D. and Gellynck, X. (2017), "Role of power in supply chain performance: evidence from agribusiness SMEs in Uganda", Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 339-354. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-09-2016-0066

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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