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Published in: Service Business 3/2019

10-12-2018 | Empirical article

Balancing in-house and outsourced logistics services: effects on supply chain agility and firm performance

Authors: Taewon Hwang, Sung Tae Kim

Published in: Service Business | Issue 3/2019

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of logistics strategies (flexibility, collaboration, and differentiation) as antecedents of supply chain agility (SCA) and financial performance. Toward this end, we develop an integrative model based on the strategy–structure–performance paradigm, the resource-based view, and the relational view. Using structural equation modeling, we test the model with survey data gathered from 279 companies. The findings indicate that logistics strategies influence financial performance both directly and indirectly through SCA, providing empirical evidence for SCA’s central role in helping firms quickly sense and respond to changing environments.

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Metadata
Title
Balancing in-house and outsourced logistics services: effects on supply chain agility and firm performance
Authors
Taewon Hwang
Sung Tae Kim
Publication date
10-12-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Service Business / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1862-8516
Electronic ISSN: 1862-8508
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11628-018-00394-x

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