{"id":430,"date":"2016-07-13T12:55:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T17:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/prasad\/?page_id=430"},"modified":"2016-07-13T12:55:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T17:55:24","slug":"supplier-alliance-success-and-failure-a-longitudinal-dyadic-perspective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/prasad\/teaching\/independent-study\/supplier-alliance-success-and-failure-a-longitudinal-dyadic-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Supplier alliance success and failure: a longitudinal dyadic perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Ian Stuart<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>International Journal of Operations &amp; Production Management<\/h2>\n<p>1997, Vol. 17, No. 6 P. 539-557<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inter-Organizational Relationships (IOR)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>a) A form of cooperative relationship within the supply chain<\/li>\n<li>i) How do they form?<\/li>\n<li>ii) Why do they succeed\/fail?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Buyers perspective<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0\u00a0 Suppliers perspective<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>b) Organizational \/ Strategic context<\/li>\n<li>i) Forms of IORs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Supplier alliance<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0\u00a0 JVs<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0\u00a0 Mergers\/Acquisitions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>ii) Impact of time<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Parties develop interdependence<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0\u00a0 Both parties gain synergistic effects<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>c) Why do they form?<\/li>\n<li>i) Technology development<\/li>\n<li>ii) Risk management<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Non-conformance cost reduction<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>d) Attractive in situations where:<\/li>\n<li>i) There is a need for efficient, reliable information<\/li>\n<li>ii) There is a need for larger organizations to become more dynamic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There is a need to provide stability in contractual dealings<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>e) The relationship<\/li>\n<li>i) Dynamic: evolves as needs change<\/li>\n<li>ii) Evolves into a more informal, interpersonal relationship<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Longevity based on the parties ability to hide the use of power<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hypotheses and research methodology<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>a) Hypotheses<\/li>\n<li>i) H1: Firms with strong alliances should report higher productivity and quality<\/li>\n<li>ii) H2: Positive trend alliances will be associated with subordinate or hidden power<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H3: Future expectations for the alliance will be positively related to the personal relationship that develops<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>iv) H4: The trend in the alliance can be predicted based on disagreements over enablers<\/li>\n<li>b) Results<\/li>\n<li>i) H1<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Results are stable, but the relationship between alliance strength and outcome weakens marginally over time<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>ii) H2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 There is no support for this hypothesis<\/p>\n<p>iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H3<\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Satisfaction increases as the alliance strengthens<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>iv) H4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Buyers Perspective: positive trend relationships are associated with lower levels of perceived buyer benefits<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0\u00a0 Supplier perspective: the best predictor comes from similar low expectations of buyer gains from co-operation<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>v) In General<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Supplier relationships are relatively stable and satisfactory to both parties<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0\u00a0 Both parties view the relationships in terms of business, not personal, relationships<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0\u00a0 Little support for the theory of power in the relationship<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>c) Conclusions<\/li>\n<li>i) Buyers can maximize the probability of forming long term relationships by tempering the perceived benefits through collaboration<\/li>\n<li>ii) Information exchange and honesty will help the relationship, whereas overly optimistic projections can harm the relationship<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Stuart International Journal of Operations &amp; Production Management 1997, Vol. 17, No. 6 P. 539-557 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inter-Organizational Relationships (IOR) a) A form of cooperative relationship within the supply chain i) How do they form? ii) Why do they succeed\/fail? 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