Impact of governance mechanism on supply chain ambidexterity and enterprise cooperation performance: a combined perspective
Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing
ISSN: 0885-8624
Article publication date: 10 July 2023
Issue publication date: 13 February 2024
Abstract
Purpose
According to governance theory, choosing an effective supply chain (SC) governance mechanism can balance the interests and conflicts between enterprises and help them achieve their performance goals. However, incentive and relational governance have not been fully studied in improving enterprise cooperative performance (ECP). This study aims to examine the relationship between incentive and relational governance in general, the direct effects of combined governance strategy (CGS; the combination dimension of the above two governance mechanisms) on ECP and the mediating effects of SC ambidexterity on CGS and ECP in particular.
Design/methodology/approach
To test the hypotheses, this study implements hierarchical linear regression and bootstrap with a survey data set of Chinese manufacturing enterprises.
Findings
Results demonstrate that incentive and relational governance can generate complementary effects through enabling and compensating mechanisms, and their combination, that is, CGS, can promote ECP more than a single governance approach; CGS is conducive to solving the SC ambidexterity dilemma and can simultaneously enhance SC alignment and adaptability, thus further improving ECP; and SC ambidexterity plays an intermediary role between CGS and ECP.
Originality/value
The present study examines the complex interaction between incentive governance, relational governance, SC ambidexterity, and ECP. Implications for theory and practice are that formulating appropriate CGS can develop SC ambidexterity and improve ECP.
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Acknowledgements
This paper was supported by The National Social Science Fund of China (No. 19BGL244) and Chongqing Municipal Education Commission (No. KJZD-K202102101, No. KJQN202002105, No. KJQN202202105, No. 22SKGH516).
Corrigendum: It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article, Li, N., Hu, C. and Zhang, L. (2023), “Impact of governance mechanism on supply chain ambidexterity and enterprise cooperation performance: a combined perspective”, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-10-2022-0462 was published with incorrect reference details for Yang et al., 2014. The reference has now been corrected in the online version of the paper. The authors sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Citation
Li, N., Hu, C. and Zhang, L. (2024), "Impact of governance mechanism on supply chain ambidexterity and enterprise cooperation performance: a combined perspective", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 39 No. 2, pp. 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-10-2022-0462
Publisher
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