TRIADS IN SUPPLY NETWORKS: THEORIZING BUYER-SUPPLIER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS

被引:275
作者
Choi, Thomas Y. [1 ]
Wu, Zhaohui [2 ]
机构
[1] Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85069 USA
[2] Oregon State Univ, Coll Business, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
关键词
balance theory; triads; buyer-supplier-supplier relationship; structural hole; supply chain management; supply networks; CHAIN MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL BALANCE; UNITED-STATES; HEIDERIAN BALANCE; SOCIAL-EXCHANGE; PERFORMANCE; JAPANESE; COLLABORATION; TRUST;
D O I
10.1111/j.1745-493X.2009.03151.x
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Past studies in supply chain management have focused on dyadic relationships (e.g., buyer-supplier), as all relationships in a network begin with a dyad. However, dyads do not capture the essence of a network. We posit in this paper that triads are the fundamental building blocks of a network. To begin considering triads in supply networks, we build on two extant bodies of literature - the buyer-supplier relationship and supplier-supplier relationship literature which offer us the context of buyer-supplier-supplier triads. By doing so, we are taking the first step toward cracking the internal dynamics of triads in supply networks. To build theoretical propositions, we apply balance theory and the structural-hole concept. We identify nine triadic archetypes of buyer-supplier-supplier relationships and state key propositions that aid in decision making in supply networks.
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