Exploring the role of intellectual capital in supply chain intelligence integration
Industrial Management & Data Systems
ISSN: 0263-5577
Article publication date: 17 July 2018
Issue publication date: 13 August 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of intellectual capital (IC) in supply chain intelligence integration (SCII) and the interrelationships of the three components of IC (i.e. human capital (HC), structural capital (SC) and relational capital (RC)) in the supply chain context.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper conducted an empirical study by using primary data from 389 sample firms. The authors applied structural equation modeling to test the proposed hypotheses.
Findings
The results indicate that both HC and RC have direct impact on SCII, whereas SC only influences SCII through RC.
Originality/value
This study evidences that IC is an enabler of SCII. Furthermore, this study reveals the interrelationships of human, structural and RC.
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Acknowledgements
This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 71472166. An abstract version of this paper was presented at the 1st International Symposium of Supply Chain and Service Innovation, Guangzhou, China, 6‐7 April 2017.
This paper forms part of a special section “Featured issue on supply chain innovation”.
Citation
Shou, Y., Hu, W. and Xu, Y. (2018), "Exploring the role of intellectual capital in supply chain intelligence integration", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 118 No. 5, pp. 1018-1032. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-06-2017-0285
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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