The Role of Structural Holes in Uncertain Environments in Channel Relationships

• 발행기관: 한국유통과학회
• 저자명: Min-Jung Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『유통과학연구(JDS)』제16권 제6호, 25~35쪽, 전체 11쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.06.30

영문 초록

Purpose - Although marketing networks are crucial competitive advantage in terms of firm’s new information and resource acquisition ability, their impact on new product development performance remains vague, especially under environmental uncertainty. The principal objective of this research is to provide a better understanding of effects of technological uncertainty and volume uncertainty on first tier supplier’s perceived performance of new product development under conditions reflecting varying levels of structural holes. Specifically, this research examines the moderating effect of structural holes on the relationship between environmental uncertainty and new product development performance. Research design, data, and methodology – To test the hypotheses, a questionnaire survey was conducted with a Korean engineering firm’s major first-tier suppliers in the context of internal network entities, manufacturer-supplier-subsupplier relationships, and to verify the proposed hypotheses, structural equation modeling was established. Construct measures were based on existing measures and previous research. Results – The survey results indicate that technological uncertainty and volume uncertainty differentially affect NPD performance under conditions of high and low structural holes. Conclusions – This study offer some theoretical and practical implications among distribution channel members, especially, this study suggests that interfirm networks have critical competitive advantage in uncertain environments. The distinctiveness of engineering industry might limit the generalizability of the results. Thus, future research should consider a wider range of industries.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Background and Hypotheses

3. Methodology

4. Analysis and Results

5. Discussion

키워드

Technological Uncertainty Volume Uncertainty New Product Development (NPD) Interfirm Network Channel Relationships.