The impact of relationship strength and knowledge integration capability on supply chain knowledge transfer

Abstract

Abstract: Establishing a close partnership is considered as an important way to improve the efficiency of supply chain knowledge transfer. However, due to the neglect of both the structural characteristics of supply chain knowledge and the differences between individual knowledge integration capacities by most researchers, the significant difference is observed between the research results and the practice. Based on the theoretical analysis, the relationship among relationship strength, knowledge integration capability, and supply chain knowledge transfer in the form of questionnaires is explored. The results show that relationship strength only has a significant positive impact on cooperative knowledge transfer of supply chain and external integration capability|nevertheless, it is unable to exert an influence on innovative knowledge and internal integration capability. Furthermore, through the external integration capability of the knowledge, the indirect influence on cooperative knowledge transfer of supply chain caused by relationship strength is much greater than the direct influence on that. Therefore, the strengthening knowledge integration capacity is essential in order to improve the efficiency of supply chain knowledge transfer through partnerships.

Key words: supply chain, relationship strength, knowledge integration capability, knowledge transfer

CLC Number:

F270.7

Pan Wenan. The impact of relationship strength and knowledge integration capability on supply chain knowledge transfer[J]. Science Research Management, 2012, 33(1): 147-153,160.

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