Relationship and quality management in the Chinese pork supply chain

Jiqin Han, Jacques H. Trienekens and (Onno) Omta, S.W.F.

International Journal of Production Economics, 2011, vol. 134, issue 2, 312-321

Abstract: This article attempts to integrate transactional and relational governance perspectives to investigate interfirm exchange relationships and quality management in the pork supply chain in China. Data from 229 pork processors from eastern China were used for analysis. Path analysis results reveal positive relationships between the degree of asset specificity and uncertainty and the degree of vertical coordination and between the degree of vertical coordination and quality management practices. However, insignificant positive relationships were found between asset specificity and relational governance in the upstream chain and between uncertainty and relational governance in the downstream chain. A discussion of the results and of the implications of the findings is provided.

Keywords: Governance; structure; Transaction; attribute; Relational; governance; Quality; management; practices; Pork; processing; industry; in; china (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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