The effects of customer and supplier involvement on competitive advantage: An empirical study in China

Feng, Taiwen; Sun, Lei; Zhang, Ying

doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2010.04.006

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“…The previous related research has focused on other contexts, such as the US [4] and Canada [55]. China has become a global manufacturing base and is playing a more and more important role in the global supply chain [56]. However, the strategic factor markets and institutional infrastructures supporting green supply chain integration have not yet been well developed.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Influence of Green External Integration on Firm Performance: Does Firm Size Matter?

2017

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Abstract:Although the importance of green external integration has been widely recognized, our understanding of how firm size influences its link with firm performance is still limited. This study develops a conceptual framework in which firm size is proposed to moderate the relationships between green external integration, the time-to-market of environmentally friendly products and firm performance. We examine this model using data collected from 176 Chinese manufacturing companies. The results reveal that firm size moderates the relationship between green customer integration and business performance, the relationship between green supplier integration and operational performance, and the relationship between the time-to-market of environmentally friendly products and business performance. In addition, green customer and supplier integration improve both operational and business performance entirely by decreasing the time-to-market of environmentally friendly products for large firms, while green customer integration enhances operational performance entirely by shortening the time-to-market of environmentally friendly products for small and medium firms. These findings have important implications for research and practice in the fields of green supply chain integration and green innovation.

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confidence: 99%

The Influence of Green External Integration on Firm Performance: Does Firm Size Matter?

2017

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“…While the quality is the ability of an organization to offer product quality and performance that creates higher value for customers (Koufteros, 1995). These dimensions are representing the competitive advantage variable and this study adapted eight questions from Al-Zoubi (2012), Feng, Sun, and Zhang (2010) The company implements a low cost strategy.…”

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Technology Transfer Performance and Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Yemen

Al-Abed¹,

Ahmad²,

Adnan³

2014

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Most developing countries are relying more on technology transfer (TT) in different industries. Gaining the optimum benefits from implementing the TT process is the current issue in these countries. Based on the resource-based view (RBV) and knowledge-based view (KBV) perspectives, this paper aims to examine the relationship between technology transfer performance and competitive advantage. Using the quantitative research approach, the theoretical model and hypothesized relationships among the variables were tested based on empirical data collected from 514 managers and engineers selected randomly from nine oil and gas companies in Yemen. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for the purpose of analyzing the collected data. The study provides empirical evidence on the relationship between TT performance and competitive advantage, and it confirmed that TT performance is a strong predictor of competitive advantage. In addition, a set of practical implications is provided as well for the Government of Yemen, policy makers and managers especially those who are operating in the oil and gas industry in Yemen.

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“…U.D.I. improves product quality (Feng, Sun, & Zhang, 2010) and performance (Lau, Tang, & Yam, 2010), contributes to micro innovations (Hyysalo, 2009), reduces the market risk of disruptive innovations (Enkel, Kausch, & Gassmann, 2005), impacts user satisfaction and facilitates a company's innovation capabilities (Ngo & O'Cass, 2013). The U.D.I.…”

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“…remains scarce also because of a lack of reliable and valid tools to thoroughly examine it. Previous work in this field focuses on measuring user involvement (Carbonell, RodriguezEscudero, & Pujari, 2009;Chien & Chen, 2010;Feng et al, 2010). While user involvement is an important aspect of U.D.I., it does not include the current trends of design orientation and user feedback in an entrepreneurship stream of literature about U.D.I.…”

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confidence: 99%