How supplier knowledge impacts on organizational capabilities and willingness
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems
ISSN: 2059-5891
Article publication date: 12 February 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a survey on the knowledge for supplier correlation with their capabilities and willingness as segmentation criteria. There are many contexts for sharing knowledge. What are more beneficial contexts?
Design/methodology/approach
After developing the research hypothesis, a structured questionnaire was adopted to gather primary data from suppliers. The draft questionnaire was sent to five academic and industry experts to comment on the content. Received feedback was used to change the layout of the questionnaire. Instead of the traditional partial least squares, the state-of- art consistent partial least square technique was put into practice.
Findings
By definition, knowledge for supplier has a large impact on supplier capabilities. The Important-Performance Matrix Analysis (IPMA) prioritizes the indicators and suggests to focus on knowledge sharing about manufacturing processes, development expertise and marketing expertise. Results showed that supplier willingness for sharing confidential knowledge and longtime relationship depends on development programs.
Practical implications
Having a communication mechanism for each of the partnerships’ specific contexts was suggested to maximize the knowledge flow.
Originality/value
For maximizing the knowledge flow and studying the effect on the segmentation criteria such as capability and willingness, the main contribution of the paper is to survey the supplier knowledge in depth. The IPMA was implemented to highlight the indicators.
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Citation
Akhavan, P., Shahabipour, A. and Hosnavi, R. (2018), "How supplier knowledge impacts on organizational capabilities and willingness", VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Vol. 48 No. 1, pp. 140-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-08-2016-0042
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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