Digitalization &amp; Covid-19: An institutional-contingency theoretic analysis of supply chain digitalization

Tiwari, Sunil; Sharma, Pankaj; Jha, Ashish Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.109063

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“…While this stream of literature has predominantly focused on the main effect of digitalization on operational outcomes (e.g. Kumar et al, 2023;Li et al, 2023b;Tiwari et al, 2024), our research reveals the moderating role of digitalization in promoting supply chain transparency. Specifically, our empirical findings suggest that digitization can catalyze the relationship between network embeddedness and supply chain transparency.…”

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The effect of relational embeddedness on transparency in supply chain networks: the moderating role of digitalization

Feng,

Zheng,

Shen

2024

IJOPM

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PurposeAn emerging body of literature has pinpointed the role of supply chain structure in influencing the extent to which supply chain members disclose information about their internal practices and performance. Nevertheless, empirical research investigating the effects of firm-level relational embeddedness on network-level transparency still lags. Drawing on social network analysis, this research examines the effect of relational embeddedness on supply chain transparency and the contingent role of digitalization in the context of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information disclosure.Design/methodology/approachIn their empirical analysis, the authors collected secondary data from the Bloomberg database about 2,229 firms and 14,007 ties organized in 107 extended supply chains. The authors employed supplier and customer concentration metrics to measure relational embeddedness and performed multiple econometric models to test the hypothesis.FindingsThe authors found a positive effect of supplier concentration on supply chain transparency, but the effect of customer concentration was not significant. Additionally, the digitalization of focal firms reinforced the impact of supplier concentration on supply chain transparency.Originality/valueThe study findings contribute by underscoring the critical effect of relational embeddedness on supply chain transparency, extending prior literature on social network analysis, providing compelling evidence for the intersection of digitalization and supply chain management, and drawing important implications for practices.

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Section: Theoretical Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 75%