Volume 18, No. 6, 2021
Impact Of Behavioral Antecedents On Supply Chain Performance: Intervening Effect Of Knowledge Sharing And Internal Integration
Dr. Haris Aslam , Aleeza Fatima , Warda Gul , Khansa Masood
Abstract
In the present modern age of business, where market demand has changed rapidly, the supply chains need to develop unique capabilities to compete. Supply chains should be integrated to allow fast information sharing among the supply chain members. For this, individual participants of the supply chains (along with the firms) are critical. Supply chains can gain a competitive edge by considering employee intentions toward integrating behaviors (the behavioral antecedents). The efficient work performed by each individual in the supply chain would ultimately improve the internal integration and the performance of the whole supply chain. This study considers a model relating behavioral antecedents to the supply chain performance based on 200 managers working in Pakistani firms. Our results provide significant support showing that behavioral antecedents and internal integration positively impact the supply chain performance. This study also provides empirical evidence that knowledge sharing does not moderate the relationship between behavioral antecedents and internal integration. It points to the fact that managers in developing countries are reluctant to share their skills with others and provide an opportunity to train employees to work for supply chain goals.
Pages: 4108-4128
Keywords: Behavioral Antecedents, Knowledge Sharing, Internal Integration, Supply Chain Performance, Partial Least Squares, Structural Equation Modeling.