Does national culture matter? Understanding the impact of supply chain integration in multiple countries

Liu, Shan; Tan, Jiang-Li; Mao, Hongyi; Gong, Yeming

doi:10.1108/scm-03-2020-0099

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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“…Therefore, national culture is considered to be a contingency factor that can impact a firm's decision to publish integrated reports and to present assured CSR information. Further, contingency theory suggests that companies should adapt to the external environment to be successful and to achieve favorable organizational outcomes (Liu et al, 2021). National culture is one of the most significant external factors that companies should consider when determining their policies and strategies regarding the presentation of CSR information and the assurance of such information.…”

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Investigating the role of national culture on integrated report assurance: international evidence

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Kuzey

2021

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PurposeDrawing on neo-institutional, stakeholder, social contract and contingency theories, the objective of this study is to examine whether cultural values across countries may influence decisions to assure integrated reports.Design/methodology/approachFor this purpose, the authors have collected integrated reporting assurance, national culture and firm-specific data from several sources for the years ranging between 2011 and 2016 and have performed pooled and panel logistic regression analyses.FindingsThe authors found that corporations established in countries where the following characteristics prevail have higher tendencies to assure integrated reports: high collectivism among people, low power distance, strong feminine values rather than masculine values, high uncertainty avoidance, pursuance of short-term goals rather than long-term and a low level of indulgence.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is not free from limitations. First, the authors were only able to obtain assurance data for the years between 2011 and 2016 since 2011 was the initial year in which integrated reporting was adopted. Second, culture variables used throughout the study remained the same for each year due to the unavailability of differing data. This was noted in prior studies as well; thus, this is not an exception. Third, the assumption that all companies in a country have the same culture score is inherent in the scoring system of countries (Orij, 2010).Practical implicationsBased on the results, the authors drew implications for organizations, policymakers and assurance service providers. Multinational corporations can benefit from the outcome of this study by considering national cultures in formulating their corporate strategies. Finally, assurance service providers can position themselves in the marketplace by the findings of this study.Originality/valueThis paper aims to enhance the comprehension of corporate reporting practices by companies that operate in different countries, with necessarily varying cultural values. To the best knowledge of the authors, no prior study has yet examined the impact of national culture on the assurance of integrated reports.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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Investigating the role of national culture on integrated report assurance: international evidence

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Kuzey

2021

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“…, 2018). According to Liu et al. (2021), SPSS is a powerful tool for validating the mediating model, moderating model and moderating mediation model coherently.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

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“…Therefore, AMOS is not proposed to test the moderated mediation model (Arain et al, 2018). According to Liu et al (2021), SPSS is a powerful tool for validating the mediating model, moderating model and moderating mediation model coherently. Therefore, although AMOS was used to conduct CFA, SPSS was used to test the hypotheses in our study.…”

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Does independent goal interdependence impair dynamic capability? The mediating role of supplier integration and the moderating role of internal integration

Yang

Tan

Gan

2021

APJML

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PurposeRapidly changing technological and marketing environments challenge the survival of business organizations. Developing dynamic capability is critical in helping companies respond to today's turbulent environments. Thus, fruitful studies on the antecedents of dynamic capability have been conducted. However, in the context of the supply chain, little is known about the factors that can be harmful to dynamic capability. Drawing on the theory of cooperation and competition, the first purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between independent goal interdependence with suppliers and dynamic capability by focusing on the mediating role of supplier integration. Combining the information processing theory and transaction cost economics with the theory of cooperation and competition, the second purpose of this study is to discuss and test the moderating role of internal integration.Design/methodology/approachUsing a carefully designed questionnaire, a large-scale survey was employed to collect data in China. The senior manager (e.g. president, vice president, chief executive officer [CEO], executive or purchasing manager) of each company was asked to participate in our survey. The final valid sample in our survey consisted of 233 companies. Hierarchical multiple regression statistical analysis and bias-corrected bootstrapping methods were applied to test the correlation, mediation, moderation and moderated mediation relationships between variables.FindingsThe authors found that independent goal interdependence negatively influences dynamic capability through frustrating supplier integration. In addition, the moderated mediation model analysis shows that internal integration weakens the positive direct effect of supplier integration on dynamic capability while neutralizing the negative indirect effect of independent goal interdependence on dynamic capability. The theoretical and managerial implications of these results are discussed.Originality/valueFirst, starting from the goal interdependence and supply chain management perspectives, this research not only is consistent with remote theoretical research that explains why interdependence among organizations influences the capability to enhance competitive advantage but also incorporates relevant internal and external factors that influence dynamic capability. Second, by proposing an innovative boundary factor – internal integration – this study also contributes to adjusting the predictions of the theory of cooperation and competition. Third, focusing specifically on the negative antecedent of dynamic capability can provide a better understanding of the antecedents that cause companies to have weakened dynamic capability.

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“…Researchers in management disciplines (other than quality management) have investigated the moderating role of culture (Cannon et al. , 2010; Liu et al. , 2021; Zhou et al.…”

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The roles of national culture in affecting quality management practices and quality performance - multilevel and multi-country analysis

Prajogo

Mena

Cooper

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IJOPM

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PurposeThis study investigates the role of national culture on the implementation and effectiveness of quality management practices. Specifically, the authors examine the dual roles of two of Hofstede's national culture dimensions (individualism and indulgence) in driving the implementation of people management practices and in moderating the relationship between people management and product quality performance.Design/methodology/approachThe authors’ dataset combines a survey of 976 firms from 22 countries with Hofstede's national culture index. A multi-level analysis, at firm and country levels, is used for investigating the interplay between two dimensions of national culture (individualism and indulgence) on people management practices and product quality performance.FindingsThe authors' findings show the negative relationship between indulgence (at country level) and people management practices (at firm level) while individualism (at country level) strengthens the relationship between people management and product quality performance (at firm level). Furthermore, the finding shows that the joint interaction between individualism and indulgence (at country level) moderates the relationship between people management and product quality performance (at firm level) where the relationship is strongest when individualism is high and indulgence is low.Practical implicationsUnderstanding the interplay between national culture and management practices is important for managers in making decisions on the practices managers should implement under different cultural contexts to gain the expected outcomes.Originality/valueThe authors' results challenge the universalist view that suggests that quality management practices (in this case people management practices) can be applied in any context effectively to achieve high product quality performance by showing that facets of national culture influence the implementation and effectiveness of people management practices and performance. The results also provide a fresh perspective on the role of indulgence, given that it is the newest dimension in Hofstede's framework. The authors also extend previous studies which commonly only examine the main and not interactive effects of different dimensions of national culture.

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Does national culture matter? Understanding the impact of supply chain integration in multiple countries

Cited by 18 publications

References 80 publications

Investigating the role of national culture on integrated report assurance: international evidence

Investigating the role of national culture on integrated report assurance: international evidence

Does independent goal interdependence impair dynamic capability? The mediating role of supplier integration and the moderating role of internal integration

The roles of national culture in affecting quality management practices and quality performance - multilevel and multi-country analysis

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