Abstract
Using a contingency model of global sourcing strategy, this study investigated the moderating effects of sourcing-related factors on the relationship between sourcing strategy and a product's strategic and financial performance. The results lent some support to the contingency model of global sourcing strategy in that product innovation, process innovation and asset specificity were significant moderator variables for financial, but not strategic, performance. However, the results provided no support for bargaining power of suppliers and transaction frequency as moderator variables. In other words, in achieving high financial performance for a product, whether a particular sourcing strategy should be used for a particular product depended on the levels of product innovation, process innovation and asset specificity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 181-202 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of International Business Studies |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 Mar 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Strategy and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation
