Supply chain relationships are increasingly impacted by the use of the Internet and the adoption of logistics technology. In this paper we report the results of a large-scale field study of a diverse group of buyers and their suppliers who have participated in a unique and recently adopted...

Purchasing and supply management (PSM) research commonly covers multiple levels of theory and analysis. The theorizing and simultaneous testing of hypotheses across multiple levels is referred to as multilevel analysis (MLA) and is commonly performed using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM)....

Numerous phenomena in supply chain management (SCM) involve more than one level of theory and analysis, such as individuals within groups, groups within organizations, and organizations in the supply chain. Furthermore, multilevel analysis has made the simultaneous testing of hypotheses at...

Supply chain relationships are increasingly impacted by the use of the Internet and the adoption of logistics technology. In this paper we report the results of a large-scale field study of a diverse group of buyers and their suppliers who have participated in a unique and recently adopted...

Purpose – A key driver of procurement effectiveness is the alignment of the procurement function with interlinked functions, such as R & D, engineering, production, and marketing. In the strategic management literature, the degree of alignment of individual team members on strategic objectives...