WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications
Print ISSN: 1790-0832, E-ISSN: 2224-3402
Volume 15, 2018
Inter-Organizational Management Capability and Competitive Advantage: The Moderating Role of Web-Enabled Direct Procurement
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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.
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Keywords: Competitive direct procurement advantage, Inter-organizational management capability, Monitoring capability, Information sharing capability, Supplier alignment capability, Web-enabled direct procurement
Pages: 70-80
WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1790-0832 / 2224-3402, Volume 15, 2018, Art. #8