scholarly journals Can Supplier Governance Improve Sustainable Performance of Manufacturing Firms?

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
S. Sapukotanage ◽  
B. N. F. Warnakulasuriya ◽  
S. T. W. S. Yapa
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Apparel Manufacturing ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
Governance Strategies ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Establishing relationships with suppliers has been found critically important for manufacturing organizations in meeting the challenges faced by them for maintaining sustainability in global supply chains. At the same time, managing these relationships so formed, by way of governance strategies is considered equally important in ensuring positive outcomes through the relationships established. This assertion of acquiring positive outcomes through managed relationships, suggested by the transaction cost theory was tested using data from the apparel manufacturing and exporting industry of Sri Lanka in relation to the sustainable performance of manufacturing firms. The results revealed that supplier governance negatively influences the relationship between sustainable practices and sustainable performance of manufacturing firms in the apparel manufacturing and exporting industry of Sri Lanka indicating that governance strategies do not always bring positive outcomes. These findings contribute to the knowledge by providing evidence as to the viability of governance mechanisms in achieving positive outcomes through buyer-supplier relationships in the context of developing countries.

The influence of unilateral supplier transaction-specific investments on international buyer opportunism: empirical findings from local suppliers in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Chun Zhang ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Dong Huo ◽  
Xing Fan
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Multiple Informants ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relationship Length ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Specific Investments ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study examines how unilateral supplier transaction-specific investments (TSIs), directly and indirectly, influence international buyer opportunism and the extent to which detailed contracts enable suppliers to safeguard against international buyer opportunism. The study also examines whether relationship length affects the efficacy of detailed contracts in cross-border outsourcing relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses are tested by using data collected from multiple informants working for 229 manufacturing suppliers in China. Multiple regression with a three-way interaction is used to test the hypotheses.FindingsUnilateral supplier TSIs encourage international buyer opportunism through increased supplier dependence. Contract specificity negatively moderates the effect of supplier dependence on international buyer opportunism. This moderating effect is stronger in long-term cross-border buyer–supplier relationships than in short-term ones.Originality/valueThe current study extends the cross-border outsourcing literature by examining how emerging-market suppliers in a weak power position can proactively safeguard against international buyer opportunism by using detailed contracts. Our findings show that supplier dependence mediates the relationship between unilateral supplier TSIs and international buyer opportunism; detailed contracts, however, can help dependent suppliers safeguard against international buyer opportunism. In particular, the findings highlight the importance of long-term buyer–supplier relationships that enhance the efficacy of detailed contracts.

scholarly journals Impact of Lean Manufacturing Practices on Firms’ Sustainable Performance: Lean Culture as a Moderator

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Iranmanesh ◽  
Suhaiza Zailani ◽  
Sunghyup Hyun ◽  
Mohd Ali ◽  
Kwangyong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Customer Relationships ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Lean Practices ◽  
Financial Benefits

Nowadays, manufacturing firms are pressured by governments, non-governmental organizations and customers to operate in a sustainable manner. Although lean practices may provide environmental, social, and financial benefits to firms, their effect on sustainable performance is ambiguous. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of lean manufacturing practices on firms’ environmental performance by considering lean culture as a moderator. Data were gathered through a survey of 187 manufacturing firms in Malaysia and were analyzed using the partial least squares technique. The results indicate that process and equipment, product design, supplier relationships, and customer relationships have a positive and significant effect on sustainable performance. It is also interesting to observe that lean culture positively moderated the effects of process and equipment and supplier relationships on sustainable performance. These results have important implications for enhancing the sustainable performance of manufacturing firms through lean manufacturing practices.

Unfolding the Linkage Between SCM Practices and Customer Responsiveness in Indian Automotive and Aerospace Manufacturing Firms

2021 ◽  
pp. 097226292110534
Author(s):  
Rakesh K. Mudgal ◽  
Neeraj Khera ◽  
Shikha N. Khera ◽  
Karishma Gulati
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Aerospace Manufacturing ◽  
Customer Responsiveness ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
Bivariate Regression ◽  
The Relationship

The study examines how the supply chain management (SCM) practices impact customer responsiveness, and the same has been tested empirically with the help of a conceptual framework based on a literature review. Previous studies on the relationship between supply chain variables and competitive advantage have been presented earlier with variables including customer satisfaction, quality and flexibility. Still, there is a shortage of literature on customer responsiveness. This study attempts to conduct a structured study well supported by the existing literature to establish the mentioned linkage. The study sample includes 433 employees from 10 Indian automobile and aerospace manufacturing organizations, and the responses have been analysed with structural equation modelling (SEM) and bivariate regression. The study establishes the linkage between SCM practices and customer responsiveness. The results infer that supply chain practices are antecedents to customer responsiveness. The study has also scrutinized the specific items of SCM practices construct that highly influences customer responsiveness. This study also highlights and identifies the research on the linkage between SCM practices and customer responsiveness in the Indian context. For practitioners, this study offers advice for effective policymaking to have more excellent customer responsiveness by concentrating on the specific elements of each SCM practice.

scholarly journals Antecedents of Sustainable Performance in Manufacturing Organizations: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 897
Author(s):  
Noor Ullah Khan ◽  
Wenya Wu ◽  
Roselina Binti Ahmad Saufi ◽  
Nur Ain Ayunni Sabri ◽  
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Sustainability is integral for organizations to manage environmental issues. Environmental awareness among stakeholders builds pressure on manufacturers to adopt green human resource management practices (GHRMPs), environmental management system (EMS), and foster organizational citizenship behavior for the environment (OCBE) to improve sustainable performance (SP). This study investigates the mediating effects of OCBE and EMS on the relationship between GHRMP and SP among ISO14001-certified manufacturing firms and SP. The quantitative design employed, and data of 227 respondents were analyzed via the SEM technique using AMOS 24™. Thus, findings revealed that GHRMP is positively related to SP, while OCBE and EMS partially mediated the relationship between GHRMP and SP among ISO14001-certified Malaysian manufacturing firms. This study makes novel academic and practical contributions to green HRM, organizational behavior, and sustainable performance. However, this study also has some limitations.

Availability and use of work-life benefits: what’s in between?

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 949-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Pasamar
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women Employees ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
Levels Of Use ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the availability and the real use of work-life (WL) benefits by employees. Most research focuses on adoption, and some studies have analysed the levels of use. However, it is yet to be explained why some firms offer formal WL benefits, which ultimately are not used by employees. Design/methodology/approach – The hypotheses developed here are tested using data from a sample of 146 Spanish private firms, which is very relevant because findings from research developed in Anglo-Saxon contexts cannot necessarily be extended elsewhere. Findings – The results reveal that availability significantly influences the level of use of WL programmes. Both the proportion of women employees in the organization and the formalization of the WL balance culture moderate the relationship between availability and use. Practical implications – These findings hold lessons for practitioners and researchers interested in WL balance and its actual diffusion among employees. Practitioners should consider WL balance in an unrestrictive way, thinking about different kinds of employees and not only women with caring responsibilities. The mere provision of benefits to a small part of the workforce does not guarantee any of the positive outcomes related to WL balance. Originality/value – Aside from exploring the availability-use gap, this research was conducted in a non-Anglo-Saxon context.

The Effect of Unions on Firm Performance in Japanese Manufacturing

ILR Review ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Brunello
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Union Status ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Using data on a sample of 979 union and nonunion Japanese manufacturing firms selected from the 1987 issue of the Yearbook of Japanese Unlisted Companies, the author examines the relationship between union status and firm performance in Japan. The findings suggest that Japanese unions in the sample substantially reduced both productivity and profitability, as well as regular wages net of bonuses and fringes. These three union effects were considerably smaller in small and medium-size firms than in large firms, perhaps because many of the small and medium-size firms were subcontractors that were pressed by the firms contracting them to cut costs and increase productivity.

The Market Value of R&D in Emerging Economies: Evidence from India

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kanwar ◽  
Bronwyn H. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Market Value ◽  
The United States ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Option Value ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
D Investment

Abstract We revisit the relationship between market value and innovation in the context of manufacturing firms in a developing country, using data for Indian firms from 2001 through 2010. Surprisingly, we find that financial markets value the R&D investment of Indian firms the same or higher than it values such investment in developed economies such as the United States and European countries, suggesting some degree of underinvestment. The paper explores the use of a proxy for the option value of R&D and finds that this can account for a very small part of the R&D valuation (about 10 %). We also find that the market value–R&D relationship does not vary significantly across industry groups, although these results are rather imprecise.

scholarly journals The Impact of E-Commerce Sales on Capacity Utilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 499-516
Author(s):  
Xuechang Zhu ◽  
Hui Shang ◽  
Zhen Dai ◽  
Bin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Utilization ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Mediated Moderation ◽  
Moderation Model ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to examine the relationship between e-commerce sales and capacity utilization in China, with process innovation being the mediator and product focus being the moderator. A mediated moderation model was developed and tested using data from 804 Chinese manufacturing firms as well as two-stage least squares regression analysis. The results reveal that the relationship between e-commerce sales and capacity utilization is negative; while process innovation mediates this relationship. Furthermore, product focus not only moderates the relationship between e-commerce sales and capacity utilization, but also moderates the relationship between process innovation and capacity utilization. These findings are useful for decision-makers when formulating e-commerce sales strategies and focusing on process innovation that will help them achieve higher capacity utilization. This paper contributes to existing research by validating process innovation as mediator and product focus as moderator between e-commerce sales and capacity utilization.

scholarly journals The Relationships among Emotional Demand, Job Demand, Emotional Exhaustion and Turnover Intention

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.T. Azharudeen ◽  
A.Anton Arulrajah
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Apparel Manufacturing ◽  
Emotional Demand ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Managerial Implications

The objectives of this paper are to assess the levels of job demand, emotional demand, emotional exhaustion and employee turnover intention and to examine the relationships among these concepts in the context of three selected apparel manufacturing firms in Eastern region of Sri Lanka. Employee absenteeism and turnover are key issues of apparel firms in Sri Lanka. In order to achieve the objectives of this paper, a questionnaire based survey was conducted among 153 employees of apparel firms and collected data were analyzed by using univariate and bivariate techniques. The findings of this paper revealed that there is a strong positive relationship between emotional demand and emotional exhaustion, emotional demand and turnover intention, job demand and turnover intention, and emotional exhaustion and turnover intention. At the same time, there is a moderate positive relationship between job demand and emotional exhaustion. The findings of the study have various managerial implications for the apparel manufacturing firms to prevent or control employee stress, absenteeism and turnover related issues and to develop good labour-management relationship.

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