The Impact of Internal and External Diffusion on Performance Improvement According to Power Imbalance and Mutual Dependence
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This paper draws on the resource dependence theory to examine the relationship between internal/external diffusion and performance improvement within a supply chain. The results from a survey regarding 375 respondents show that two patterns of IOS diffusion – internal diffusion and external diffusion – have different impacts on a firm’s performance improvement according to different power imbalances and mutual dependence.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012