Driving forces of coordination costs in distributor–supplier relationships: toward a middle-range theory

Kim, Stephen K.; Stump, Rodney L.; Oh, Changho

doi:10.1007/s11747-008-0126-9

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“…For example, such efforts could more precisely articulate and empirically test possible contingent effects of culture with socioeconomic factors. Hence, middle-range theory (Merton, 1968) could be developed that accommodates both theoretical rigor and contextual relevance (Kim et al 2009). …”

Section: Implications Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global use and access of social networking web sites: a national culture perspective

Gong

Stump

2014

Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -This study aims to investigate the role and effect of national culture on social networking web sites (SNWs) use and access across countries while controlling for socio-economic factors, specifically networked readiness, level of education and mobile penetration. Design/methodology/approach -Hofstede's multidimensional framework serves as the conceptual basis for the study. Hierarchical regressions are conducted to test the hypothesized effects of cultural dimensions beyond that of the control variables on the penetration of SNWs using a secondary dataset for 36 countries. Findings -The results provide supporting empirical evidence linking three of Hofstede's cultural dimensions to nations' SNWs use and access. Research limitations/implications -Limitations include the use of secondary data for a limited number of countries. Only three social-economic variables were included as controls on the relationship between culture and SNWs access and usage. Future research will benefit from examining other cultural frameworks (such as Hall's classifications) and potential factors such as a nation's demographic composition and their roles in adoption and diffusion of the SNWs. Further research is needed to validate the results by including more nations and employing time-series data of social media penetration and diffusion. Practical implications -Managerial implications are discussed with respect to formulating more effective online marketing strategies for brand engagement and promotional media choice by accommodating for cultural differences. Originality/value -The paper's original contribution stems from the fact that little can be found in the literature about the influence of national culture on the use of social media. It attempts to establish the importance of understanding cultural impact on consumers' SNWs adoption behavior across countries.

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Section: Implications Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global use and access of social networking web sites: a national culture perspective

Gong

Stump

2014

Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing

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“…One major criticism of transaction cost is that it has ignored the role of the institutional or cultural context and the importance of normative structures surrounding the transaction (Granovetter, 1985;Martinez and Dacin, 1999;Kim et al, 2009). Transaction cost theory puts emphasis on rationality, although bounded, which neglects the social construction of organisational behaviour.…”

Section: The Cluster Macroculture and Evolution Of Clustersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The evolution and transformation of industrial clusters: a conceptual model

Halse

2017

IJMTM

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Building on a global supply chain perspective, this paper aims at developing a conceptual model, which describes and explains the emergence and transformation of industrial clusters over time and in line with the recent development with globalisation of cluster value chains. The model puts particular emphasis on governance as an exponent and agent for change. It incorporates the cluster 'macroculture', which links the macro and transaction levels in the cluster, in order to explain cluster changes and transformations. The case of the maritime cluster in North West Norway is used to demonstrate the applicability of the approach. However, the model is applicable when studying industrial clusters, in general, and in particular in emerging economies experiencing rapid growth.

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“…Fourth, the who, where, and when place limitations on the proposed relationships, which result in mid-range well-grounded theory that is theoretically rigorous and contextually relevant (Kim, Stump, & Oh, 2009) and is delimited to specific aspects of social phenomena (Eriksson & Kovalainen, 2008). The answers to who, where, and when set the boundaries of generalizability and demarcate the range of the theory.…”

Section: Theory and Theory Buildingmentioning

confidence: 99%