TY - JOUR
T1 - Linking sourcing and collaborative strategies to financial performance
T2 - The role of operational innovation
AU - Oke, Adegoke
AU - Kach, Andrew
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - In this study we investigate the influence of subcontracting-in production related jobs, outsourcing and collaborations with non-supply chain partners on small manufacturing firms' operational innovation. Further, we investigate the mechanism through which these sourcing and collaborative strategies influence small firm performance by focusing on the potential mediating role of operational innovation in the relationships. The structural equation modeling analysis of data collected from 476 small manufacturing firms, suggests that outsourcing, subcontracting-in, and collaborations with non-supply chain partners are positively related to operational innovation. Further, the structural equation modeling results indicate that operational innovation fully mediates the influence that subcontracting-in has on financial performance but partially mediates the influence of outsourcing and collaborations with non-supply chain partners on small firm financial performance. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
AB - In this study we investigate the influence of subcontracting-in production related jobs, outsourcing and collaborations with non-supply chain partners on small manufacturing firms' operational innovation. Further, we investigate the mechanism through which these sourcing and collaborative strategies influence small firm performance by focusing on the potential mediating role of operational innovation in the relationships. The structural equation modeling analysis of data collected from 476 small manufacturing firms, suggests that outsourcing, subcontracting-in, and collaborations with non-supply chain partners are positively related to operational innovation. Further, the structural equation modeling results indicate that operational innovation fully mediates the influence that subcontracting-in has on financial performance but partially mediates the influence of outsourcing and collaborations with non-supply chain partners on small firm financial performance. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pursup.2012.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.pursup.2012.01.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859434824
SN - 1478-4092
VL - 18
SP - 46
EP - 59
JO - Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
JF - Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
IS - 1
ER -