International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 9, No 2 (2020): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

Exploring the Nexus between the Absorptive Capacity, Corporate Sustainability, Supply Chain Agility and Manufacturing Firm Performance

Chanicha Moryadee (College of Logistics and Supply Chain, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand)
Kiatkulchai Jitt-Aer (Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Air Force Academy, Thailand)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Apr 2020

Abstract

The study has intended to examine the absorptive capacity on the firm performance of the Indonesian firms. The study has also examined the mediating effect of SC agility in the relationship between the absorptive capacity and the firm performance. Lastly, the study has examined the mediating role of corporate sustainability in the relationship between the absorptive capacity and the firm performance. The data is collected from the middle managers of the mining firms in Indonesia. the authors have employed the convenient sampling. The authors have distributed in total theĀ  320 questionnaires. The response rate of the current study is 67 percent. The influence of SC agility as a mediator has been analyzed between absorptive capacity and performance of the firm. It was found by the study that SC agility fully mediates the relation between absorptive capacity and performance of the firm. The literature on competitiveness of SC has been improved by adding empirical evidence. Moreover, there is need to leverage both absorptive capacity and SC agility to improve the performance of a firm. It has been suggested by results that superior performance could be achieved transformation of absorptive capacity through SC agility. The companies are responsible for the influence on society and environment that occurs because of their actions. The companies are responsible for the influence on society and environment that occurs because of their actions. The corporate activities not just influence the company itself rather, it affects the whole SC and society. The corporate activities not just influence the company itself rather, it affects the whole SC and society.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJSCM

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...