Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2005
Publisher
Brill
Abstract
Enforcing compliance standards in supply chains using inspection and other traditional mechanisms may exacerbate the non-compliance effort by those who see these mechanisms as evidence of power imbalance in the relationship. The easier it is for anonymity to exist in supply chain relationships, the greater the incentive for non-compliance, thus creating value for anonymity. We argue that total chain performance can be enhanced by designing and operating supply chains in ways that provided enduring positive signals from the environment to minimize adverse perceptions of powerlessness, coercion and unfairness and increase members’ perception of their identity with the organisation. We also explore the interaction between these perception factors and the human factors of opportunism, bounded rationality and risk aversion on the one hand and the environmental factors on the other.
Recommended Citation
Amanor-Boadu, V., & Andrew Starbird, S. (2005). In search of anonymity in supply chains. Journal on Chain and Network Science, 5(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.3920/JCNS2005.x050
Comments
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