The role of institutional pressures and organizational culture in the firm's intention to adopt internet-enabled supply chain management systems
Hefu Liu,
Weiling Ke,
Kwok Kee Wei,
Jibao Gu,
Huaping Chen,
Hefu Liu
USTC-CityU Joint Advanced Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorWeiling Ke
School of Business, Clarkson University, PO Box 5765, Potsdam, NY 13699-5765, United States
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Search for more papers by this authorKwok Kee Wei
College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Search for more papers by this authorJibao Gu
School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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Search for more papers by this authorHuaping Chen
School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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Search for more papers by this authorHefu Liu,
Weiling Ke,
Kwok Kee Wei,
Jibao Gu,
Huaping Chen,
Hefu Liu
USTC-CityU Joint Advanced Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Search for more papers by this authorWeiling Ke
School of Business, Clarkson University, PO Box 5765, Potsdam, NY 13699-5765, United States
Tel.: +1 315 268 6459; fax: +1 315 268 3810.
Search for more papers by this authorKwok Kee Wei
College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Tel.: +852 27889590; fax: +852 27888192.
Search for more papers by this authorJibao Gu
School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
Tel.: +86 551 3607795; fax: +86 551 3607795.
Search for more papers by this authorHuaping Chen
School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
Tel.: +86 551 3600026; fax: +86 551 3600026.
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Abstract
Drawing upon organizational culture and institutional theory, this study investigates how institutional pressures motivate the firm to adopt Internet-enabled Supply Chain Management systems (eSCM) and how such effects are moderated by organizational culture. The results of a survey of 131 firms suggest that the dimensions of institutional pressures (i.e., normative, mimetic, and coercive pressures) have differential effects on eSCM adoption intention. While mimetic pressures are not related to eSCM adoption intention, normative and coercive pressures are positively associated with eSCM adoption intention. In addition, organizational culture (i.e., flexibility orientation and control orientation) plays different roles in the relationships between these three dimensions of institutional pressures and eSCM adoption intention. While flexibility orientation negatively moderates the effects of coercive pressures and positively moderates the effects of mimetic pressures, control orientation positively moderates the effects of coercive and normative pressures and negatively moderates the effects of mimetic pressures. Implications and suggestions for future research are provided.
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