The determinants of supply chain alliance performance: an empirical study

Abstract

This paper assesses relationship characteristics in supply chain alliances and their effects on alliance performance in supply chains in the context of manufacturing firms drawing on the theory of social exchange and goal interdependence. The results from AVAS analysis show that relationship stability, trust of supplier, relational capital and commitment exert significant effects on the performance of supply chain alliances. These results offer implications for researchers examining the performance of supply chain alliances. Research limitation and future research are discussed.

Keywords:

• AVAS
• Supply chain
• Alliances
• Performance

Acknowledgements

The author would like to acknowledge the support from the National Natural Science Fund of China (Nos. 70401012 and 70572095) and the program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-07-0308).