All you need is trust? an examination of inter-organizational supply chain projects

• Autores: Andreas Brinkhoff, Özalp Özer, Gökçe Sargut
• Localización: Production and Operations Management, ISSN-e 1937-5956, Vol. 24, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 181-200
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study examines the antecedents of supply chain project success. We first propose and test a model that describes the role of relationship-level factors (trust and asymmetric dependence) and project-level factors (between-firm communication and within-firm commitment) in determining supply chain project success. We find that project-level factors completely mediate the effect of trust on project success. We conclude that trust, despite being a stronger predictor compared to asymmetric dependence, is necessary but not sufficient for supply chain project success. We then proceed to further explore the role of these factors by introducing a categorical scheme that differentiates supply chain projects based on the decision rights configuration of each project. This categorization enables us to explore how relationship-level and project-level factors can have different impact on performance based on the characteristics of a supply chain project. The findings offer insights into how to effectively manage supply chain projects and inter-firm alliances.