Abstract
This study explores the resource dependency and relational exchange theories of understanding firms’ participation in e-procurement, and seeks to determine the degree to which the resource dependency theory variables — supply importance, supply complexity, supply market dynamism, and availability of alternatives — affect information exchange and operational linkages, the relational exchange theory variables. Data was gathered from the Institute for Supply Management and the Council of Logistics Management members using the survey technique. Supply importance and supply complexity primarily predict information exchange and operational linkages. Study findings reconfirm the important impact of environmental and market uncertainty on firm responses, as echoed in past studies.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 40-55 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Journal of e-Business Research |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2005 |
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- Computer Science Applications
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Relationships Between Supply Characteristics and Buyer-Supplier Coupling in E-Procurement : An Empirical Analysis. / Nath, Ravinder; Angeles, Rebecca.
In: International Journal of e-Business Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2005, p. 40-55.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationships Between Supply Characteristics and Buyer-Supplier Coupling in E-Procurement
T2 - An Empirical Analysis
AU - Nath, Ravinder
AU - Angeles, Rebecca
PY - 2005
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N2 - This study explores the resource dependency and relational exchange theories of understanding firms’ participation in e-procurement, and seeks to determine the degree to which the resource dependency theory variables — supply importance, supply complexity, supply market dynamism, and availability of alternatives — affect information exchange and operational linkages, the relational exchange theory variables. Data was gathered from the Institute for Supply Management and the Council of Logistics Management members using the survey technique. Supply importance and supply complexity primarily predict information exchange and operational linkages. Study findings reconfirm the important impact of environmental and market uncertainty on firm responses, as echoed in past studies.
AB - This study explores the resource dependency and relational exchange theories of understanding firms’ participation in e-procurement, and seeks to determine the degree to which the resource dependency theory variables — supply importance, supply complexity, supply market dynamism, and availability of alternatives — affect information exchange and operational linkages, the relational exchange theory variables. Data was gathered from the Institute for Supply Management and the Council of Logistics Management members using the survey technique. Supply importance and supply complexity primarily predict information exchange and operational linkages. Study findings reconfirm the important impact of environmental and market uncertainty on firm responses, as echoed in past studies.
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