Antecedents and Consequences of Supply chain innovation: Empirical evidence from Vietnamese agricultural supply chain

Phan, Phi Yen

Antecedents and Consequences of Supply chain innovation: Empirical evidence from Vietnamese agricultural supply chain

Phan, Phi Yen

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dc.contributor.author	Phan, Phi Yen
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-18T23:59:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-18T23:59:43Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153309
dc.description	University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Business.	en_US.UTF-8
dc.description.abstract	Many firms today are striving to adopt innovations for their survival and competitiveness. Innovation is increasingly seen as a collaborative process that involves the participation of various stakeholders in the supply chain. This gives rise to the notion of supply chain innovation (SCI). In the context of agriculture, the role of SCI has become increasingly important due to growing global demand for food and increased consumers’ focus on food quality, traceability and safety. As evident from extant literature, there has been a lack of empirical investigation of SCI as a capability, including its antecedents and consequences, all of which are highly relevant and vital for an effective SCI adoption. Consequently, drawing on Transaction cost theory and Dynamic capability theory (DCT), this study aims to: (1) explore the critical antecedents to SCI, including Contract, Trust, Supply chain collaboration (SCC), Supply chain learning (SCL) and Awareness on SCI; (2) investigate the influence of SCI on the supply chain performance (SCP), which is moderated by the Environmental uncertainties. This study is conducted based on a mixed methods design comprising of case study and survey. The results of exploratory case studies provided preliminary support and enriched the theoretical model. The model was then empirically tested based on a survey of 318 actors in the rice and coffee supply chains in Vietnam using Structure Equation Modelling (SEM). The quantitative results reveal four main findings. First, Contract, Trust, SCL, and Awareness are all positively associated with SCI. Second, SCC partially mediates the effects of both Contract and Trust on SCI. Third, SCI has positive impacts on SCP. Last, while demand uncertainties have an adverse effect on the SCI – SCP nexus, technology uncertainties have no statistically significant effect on this. This study is the first investigation of a comprehensive SCI, which covers different types of innovation collectively and involves multiple functions in the supply chain under the distinctive context of Vietnam’s agriculture supply chain. Furthermore, this study is the first that examine the mediating role of SCC in the relationships between Contract, Trust and SCI, the impacts of SCL and Awareness on SCI, as well as the SCI-SCP linkage moderated by Environmental uncertainties. With the above empirical contributions, the study extends and makes novel theoretical contributions to Transaction Cost Theory and Dynamic Capability Theory accordingly. The study also has managerial implications for supply chain/innovation managers and offers some implications for policymakers in Vietnam.	en_US.UTF-8
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Abstract:

Many firms today are striving to adopt innovations for their survival and competitiveness. Innovation is increasingly seen as a collaborative process that involves the participation of various stakeholders in the supply chain. This gives rise to the notion of supply chain innovation (SCI). In the context of agriculture, the role of SCI has become increasingly important due to growing global demand for food and increased consumers’ focus on food quality, traceability and safety. As evident from extant literature, there has been a lack of empirical investigation of SCI as a capability, including its antecedents and consequences, all of which are highly relevant and vital for an effective SCI adoption. Consequently, drawing on Transaction cost theory and Dynamic capability theory (DCT), this study aims to: (1) explore the critical antecedents to SCI, including Contract, Trust, Supply chain collaboration (SCC), Supply chain learning (SCL) and Awareness on SCI; (2) investigate the influence of SCI on the supply chain performance (SCP), which is moderated by the Environmental uncertainties. This study is conducted based on a mixed methods design comprising of case study and survey. The results of exploratory case studies provided preliminary support and enriched the theoretical model. The model was then empirically tested based on a survey of 318 actors in the rice and coffee supply chains in Vietnam using Structure Equation Modelling (SEM). The quantitative results reveal four main findings. First, Contract, Trust, SCL, and Awareness are all positively associated with SCI. Second, SCC partially mediates the effects of both Contract and Trust on SCI. Third, SCI has positive impacts on SCP. Last, while demand uncertainties have an adverse effect on the SCI – SCP nexus, technology uncertainties have no statistically significant effect on this. This study is the first investigation of a comprehensive SCI, which covers different types of innovation collectively and involves multiple functions in the supply chain under the distinctive context of Vietnam’s agriculture supply chain. Furthermore, this study is the first that examine the mediating role of SCC in the relationships between Contract, Trust and SCI, the impacts of SCL and Awareness on SCI, as well as the SCI-SCP linkage moderated by Environmental uncertainties. With the above empirical contributions, the study extends and makes novel theoretical contributions to Transaction Cost Theory and Dynamic Capability Theory accordingly. The study also has managerial implications for supply chain/innovation managers and offers some implications for policymakers in Vietnam.

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