Supply Chain Management Theory - Research Propositions

Understanding the Concept of Elasticity in Supply Chain Relationships:  An Agency Theory Perspective Maryam Zomorrodi  and  Sajad Fayezi 

ASIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
2010
P.1: Relational governance mechanisms based  on  trust, commitment  and information sharing  significantly influence the relationship elasticity of cooperating parties.
P.2: Contractual  governance mechanisms based  on  risk/reward  sharing  and  relationship­ specific investment significantly influence the relationship elasticity of cooperating parties.
http://www.ipublishing.co.in/ajmrvol1no1/EIJMRS1035.pdf

Innovation Generation in Supply Chain Relationships: A Conceptual Model and Research Propositions

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.
Volume 32, No. 1, 2004,  pages 61-79.

Proposition 1a:The greater the extent of buyer-seller interaction, the greater the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships
Proposition 1b:The greater the extent of buyer-seller interaction, the greater the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 2a:The greater the IT adoption and integration between the buyer and seller, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships.
Proposition 2b:The greater the IT adoption and integration between the buyer and seller, the lesser the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 3a:The greater the asymmetry in input commitment between the buyer and the seller, the lesser the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 3b:The greater the asymmetry in input commitment between the buyer and the seller, the
greater the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 4a: The lesser the asymmetry in attitudinal commitment between the buyer and the seller, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships.
Proposition 4b: The lesser the asymmetry in attitudinal commitment between the buyer and the seller, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 5a: The greater the competence trust between the buyer and the seller, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships.
Proposition 5b: The greater the competence trust between the buyer and seller, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 6a: The greater the goodwill trust between the buyer and seller, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships
Proposition 6b: The greater the goodwill trust between the buyer and the seller, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 7a: The greater the tacitness of technology associated with an innovation, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships
Proposition 7b: The greater the tacitness of technology associated with an innovation, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships

Proposition 8a:The greater the stability of the final consumer demand, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 8b:The lesser the stability of final consumer demand, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Proposition 9a: The greater the network connections of the buyer and seller within an industry group, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of incremental innovations in supply chain relationships.
Proposition 9b: The greater the network connections of the buyer and the seller across industry groups, the greater the impact of interaction on the generation of radical innovations in supply chain relationships.

Updated  2 August 2016,  9 Sep 2013