Improving organizational learning by sharing information through innovative supply chain in agro-food companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://doi.org/10.31181/oresta19012010175pKeywords:
sharing information, innovative supply chain, organizational learning, partnership with customers and suppliers, structural equation modelAbstract
Innovation is essential for long-term success in business and companies need to develop an innovative supply chain to respond to environmental and market challenges. It is necessary to develop knowledge through organizational learning in order to strengthen the ability of companies to innovate. An innovative supply chain is the basis for developing innovation in companies. To improve its market position companies should continuously receive high quality information from participants in the supply chain by sharing information. The complexity of relationships within supply chain affecting organizational learning is the subject of this study. We conducted an empirical study focusing our attention on agro-food companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A questionnaire was used as a data collection tool applying random systematic sampling and a total of 159 companies took part in this study. The empirical findings showed that sharing of information has a significant linkage with an innovative supply chain, but only in establishing partnerships with customers. We confirmed that an innovative supply chain is essential for development of organizational learning and agile supply chain. The findings could assist the managers of agro-food companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve their business. This study provides guidance for improving business using supply chains.
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19. Lee, C., & Ha, B.-C. (2018). The impact of buyer-supplier relationships’ social capital on bi-directional information sharing in the supply chain. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 00–00. doi: 10.1108/jbim-01-2017-0021
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29. Tai, Y., & Ho, C. (2010). Effects of information sharing on customer relationship intention. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 110(9), 1385–1401. doi: 10.1108/02635571011087446
30. Yang, J., (2014). Supply chain agility: Securing performance for Chinese manufacturers. International Journal of Production Economics, 150, 104-113. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.12.018
31. Wagner, S. M., & Bode, C. (2014). Supplier relationship-specific investments and the role of safeguards for supplier innovation sharing. Journal of Operations Management, 32(3), 65-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jom.2013.11.001
32. Wang, L., Yeung, J. H. Y., & Zhang, M. (2011). The impact of trust and contract on innovation performance: The moderating role of environmental uncertainty. International Journal of Production Economics, 134(1), 114-122. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.06.006
33. Zacharia, Z. G., Nix, N. W. & Lusch, R. F. (2011). Capabilities that Enhance Outcomes of an Episodic Supply Chain Collaboration. Journal of Operations Management, 29(6), 591–603. doi: 10.1016/j.jom.2011.02.001
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2018-12-19
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Puška, A., Maksimović, A., & Stojanović, I. (2018). Improving organizational learning by sharing information through innovative supply chain in agro-food companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Operational Research in Engineering Sciences: Theory and Applications, 1(1), 76–90. https://doi.org/10.31181/oresta19012010175p
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