The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between supply network position and firm performance. A-share manufacturing companies listed from 2013 to 2015 are chosen as the initial samples, and large sample supply networks are constructed with relational embeddedness and structural...

Supply chain structure of global enterprises tend to develop dramatically. These lead to more difficulty for enterprises in managing and building information sharing systems. Thus, it is a necessary for enterprises to limit the scope of the information sharing system by selecting essential...

In this paper, we study how two important determinants of recycling costs, economies of scale and material-stream homogeneity, influence endogenous recycling coalition formation. On one hand, strong economies of scale make the coalitions typically larger, due to fixed-cost savings. On the other...

Purpose – Taking a social network perspective, this paper develops a framework for the assurance of food safety via relational networking. Design/methodology/approach – We consider both informal and formal relational networking, and explore a firm's learning orientation, risk aversion and...

We consider a monopoly that sets a price and differentiated referral fees to spread product information along a simple consumer communication network (a chain). The profit-maximizing solution involves standard monopoly pricing and referral fees that provide consumers with strictly positive...

This paper examines the role of supply-chain relationships for the transmission of corporate Environmental and Social (E&S) policies, and the resulting impact on real E&S outcomes and firm performance. I show that E&S policies propagate from customers to suppliers, especially when customers have...