System Engineering and Productivity

System Engineering and Productivity

The Impact of Supply Chain Relationship Quality on Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Performance in the Packaging Industry

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Karimi Zarachi 1
Mohammad Reza Fathi 2
Samaneh Raeesi Nafchi 3
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Zarch 4
1 Corresponding author: Ph.D., Department of Industrial Management, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Technology Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, College of Farabi , University of Tehran, Qom, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Lamerd Higher Education Center, Shiraz University of Technology, Fars. Iran
4 M.Sc., Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities, Science and Arts University of Yazd, Yazd, Iran
10.22034/msb.2023.711490
Abstract
Today, with the complex and changing market environment, innovative activities are no longer limited to companies, and joint innovation between supply chain members has become very important. Therefore, the aim of this research is to examine the impact of the quality of relationships in the supply chain on innovation performance directly and also with regard to the role of mediating variables of tacit knowledge sharing and explicit knowledge sharing. The research is applied in terms of purpose and correlation in terms of research method, which was collected by using a valid and reliable questionnaire and survey method. The statistical population of the research includes packaging industry managers, and simple random sampling method was selected due to the uniformity of the community. Considering the required sample size, 53 questionnaires were distributed. The results of the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were also acceptable. The data were analyzed using SPSS18 software. The confirmation of the relationships between variables and factors was done through confirmatory factor analysis and PLS modeling technique using PLS2 Smart software. The findings showed that the quality of relationships in the supply chain had a direct and positive relationship with tacit knowledge sharing, explicit knowledge sharing, and innovation performance. Also, tacit knowledge sharing and explicit knowledge sharing have a direct effect on innovation performance. The mediating role of the variables of tacit knowledge sharing and explicit knowledge sharing in the relationship between the quality of relationships in the supply chain and innovation performance was also confirmed.
Keywords
Quality of relationships in the supply chain
Tacit knowledge sharing
Explicit knowledge sharing
Innovation performance
Packaging industry
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System Engineering and Productivity
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 8
Serial No. 8, Autumn Quarterly
Autumn 2023
Pages 63-81

  • Receive Date 06 November 2022
  • Revise Date 27 August 2023
  • Accept Date 17 December 2023
  • First Publish Date 17 December 2023
  • Publish Date 13 December 2023