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Supplier Resource Allocation Decisions : The Role of Supplier Dependence and Market Uncertainty.
Riet, T.G. van (2024) Supplier Resource Allocation Decisions : The Role of Supplier Dependence and Market Uncertainty.
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| Abstract: | Buyers always try to obtain the best supplier resources possible. To be able to do this purchasers need to understand what influences supplier resource allocation decisions of physical and innovation resources. Many factors can affect these decisions, with this research focussing on the role of supplier dependence and market uncertainty and a possible interplay between these variables. Supplier dependence has been identified as a factor that will increase the amount of resources a supplier will allocate, however, there are also indications that supplier dependence can harm buyer-supplier relationships. It is generally accepted that market uncertainty harms buyer-supplier relationships, but it is unclear if it also affects supplier resource allocation decisions. To test these effects a mixed-method approach is taken. A policy-capturing experiment has been performed, testing the hypotheses and providing support for the positive effect of supplier dependence and a negative effect of market uncertainty on supplier resource allocation decisions was discovered. Both variables have significant effects but there does not seem to be an interaction effect. In a secondary study interviews were conducted to put these findings into context, providing explanations and discussing ideas on how to deal with supplier dependence and market uncertainty. This study helps to clarify the ambiguous effect of supplier dependence on buyer-supplier relationships and more specifically on resource allocation. Finally, this study enhances the literature about market uncertainty by providing empirical evidence that it is harder to obtain supplier resources in uncertain markets compared to more stable markets. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/102821 |
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