Analysis of factors affecting cross-boundary knowledge mobilization in agri-food supply chains: An integrated approach

Agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) link produce from farm-to-fork. Over 80% of businesses operating in AFSCs are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that lack the necessary resources to make knowledge accessible usable other stakeholders. To enhance AFSCs’ performance, we adopt an integrated approach analyze factors affecting mobilization (KMob) across boundaries. Thematic analysis data collected interviews reveals 11 KMob factors. We apply total interpretive structural modeling (TISM) identify influential relationships among these factors, fuzzy cross-impact matrix multiplication applied classification (MICMAC) distinguish each factor’s role system. Our results complement previous studies showing power national culture critical with greatest ability elicit study has implications for SME management teams, focal companies governments.