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WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications


Print ISSN: 1790-0832
E-ISSN: 2224-3402

Volume 15, 2018

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Inter-Organizational Management Capability and Competitive Advantage: The Moderating Role of Web-Enabled Direct Procurement

AUTHORS: Yi-Ming Tai

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ABSTRACT: Developing appropriate inter-organizational management capabilities allow manufacturing firms to strengthen competitive direct procurement advantage. This study investigated the role of inter-organizational management capability for creating competitive direct procurement advantage and how Web-enabled direct procurement moderates the effect of these management capabilities. This study conducted an empirical survey with a valid sample of 191 manufacturing companies to evaluate the research model. The results revealed that monitoring capability, information sharing capability, and supplier alignment capability significantly influence the competitive direct procurement advantage. Moreover, this study observed that Web-enabled direct procurement alone does not directly influence the competitive direct procurement advantage. Web-enabled direct procurement plays a complementary role in reinforcing the effect of inter-organizational management capabilities.

KEYWORDS: - Competitive direct procurement advantage, Inter-organizational management capability, Monitoring capability, Information sharing capability, Supplier alignment capability, Web-enabled direct procurement

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WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1790-0832 / 2224-3402, Volume 15, 2018, Art. #8, pp. 70-80


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