摘要
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate relationships among dependence, trust, and integration in the Chinese 3PL context. 3PL integration is manifested in two key dimensions: information sharing and process coordination.
Design/methodology/approach
This study develops a dependence-trust-3PL integration-performance model and tests it using structural equation modeling with survey data collected from 361 companies in the Greater China area (i.e. mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan).
Findings
The results show that switch dependence is indirectly related to information sharing and process coordination through goodwill trust, while goal dependence has direct links with both integrative behaviors. We also found that only goodwill trust mediates the relationship between dependence and integrative behaviors, while ability trust does not mediate any relationships. Finally, our analysis validated the direct link between process coordination and financial performance, but did not find a significant link between information sharing and financial performance.
Originality/value
Different from most previous studies on similar topics, this study examines the impacts of different types of dependence and trust on different 3PL integration dimensions. As a result, our findings are more specific and have direct relevance to effective 3PL relationship management in China.
源语言 | 英语 |
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页(从-至) | 927-948 |
期刊 | International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management |
卷 | 47 |
期 | 9 |
DOI | |
出版状态 | 已出版 - 2017 |
Corresponding author email
hzchen@iastate.edu关键词
- Dependence
- Greater China
- Information sharing
- Integration
- Process coordination
- Trust
成果物的来源
- ABDC-A
- Scopus
- SSCI
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Huo, B., Zhao, X., Liu, C., & Chen, H. (2017). Dependence, trust, and 3PL integration: an empirical study in China. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 47(9), 927-948. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-09-2016-0284