Title: The impact of supply chain responsiveness and strategic supply chain collaboration on innovation performance

Authors: Susita Asree; Moula Cherikh; Suresh Gopalan

Addresses: Department of Management and Marketing, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salam NC, 27110, USA ' Department of Management and Marketing, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salam NC, 27110, USA ' Department of Management and Marketing, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salam NC, 27110, USA

Abstract: This study investigates the impact of supply chain responsiveness and strategic supply chain collaboration on innovation performance. Additionally, it examines the influence of strategic collaboration as a mediating construct between supply chain responsiveness and innovation performance. A web-based questionnaire survey was used in this study. Structural equation modelling was applied to test proposed hypotheses on the associations between the three variables. A key finding of the study is that while both supply chain responsiveness and supply chain collaboration directly and positively impact innovation performance, the mediation model in which supply chain collaboration acts as a mediator results in a higher impact on innovation performance.

Keywords: supply chain management; supply chain responsiveness; SCR; strategic supply chain collaboration; SSCC; innovation performance; IP; direct effect; mediating effect.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2018.098306

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, 2018 Vol.10 No.2, pp.131 - 145

Received: 29 Dec 2017
Accepted: 15 Nov 2018
Published online: 13 Mar 2019 *

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