The Utilization of Long-Term Relationship and Supply Chain Performance in Improving SMEs Performance
Nur Prima Waluyowati,
Surachman,
Djumahir,
Siti Aisjah
Issue:
Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
Pages:
79-89
Received:
25 September 2018
Accepted:
1 November 2018
Published:
26 December 2018
Abstract: Since 2015, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) single market or popularly known as ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has been implemented. AEC provides opportunities to improve the economy of the region through the expansion of the international market for competitive products. With trade barriers are getting smaller, it is expected that many local products, especially those produced by SMEs could penetrate the ASEAN market. The main purposes of this study is to prove that the long-term relationships and the performance of the supply chain is an essential element in generating the company's performance. More specifically, the study aims to to analyze the direct effect of the long-term relationship on supply chain management and indirect effect trough the mediation of information technology, supply chain integration and information sharing.. This study was conducted on 194 respondents (SMEs) in Malang, East Java (Indonesia) using analytical tools of Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that the long-term relationship in SMEs directly and significantly affect the use of information technology, information sharing, and integration of supply chain and supply chain performance. In addition, long-term relationship indirectly and signifiantly affect the performance of the supply chain through the infromation technology, supply chain integration and information sharing. However, the direct effect of information sharing on supply chain performance is not significant. These results demonstrate that the long-term relationships are crucial for SMEs in Malang to face the increasingly fierce competition in the future.
Abstract: Since 2015, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) single market or popularly known as ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has been implemented. AEC provides opportunities to improve the economy of the region through the expansion of the international market for competitive products. With trade barriers are getting smaller, it is expected th...
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Exploring the Influence of Sustainability Knowledge and Orientation to Slow Consumption on Fashion Leaders’ Drivers of Fast Fashion Avoidance
Raye Carol Cavender,
Min-Young Lee
Issue:
Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
Pages:
90-101
Received:
1 November 2018
Accepted:
28 November 2018
Published:
26 December 2018
Abstract: This research explores the complex relationship between fashion leaders’ motivations toward slow vs. fast fashion, and proposing that all consumers have the potential to adopt more sustainable consumption behaviors, offers suggestions for sustainable companies aiming to better understand and target these consumers. Fashion leaders are particularly susceptible to overconsumption, yet they are also the most attuned to fashion industry information (e.g., sustainability) and influence others through their tastes and preferences. Proposing that spurring fashion leaders toward slow consumption and away from fast fashion (FF) will prompt the spread of these trends among the broader consumer market, this exploratory study investigates how fashion leaders’ level of sustainability awareness and orientation to slow consumption influence their FF avoidance. Primary data were collected from 405 respondents. Reliability and validity were examined through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data and parameters were estimated using maximum likelihood method. Empirical results from SEM show that sustainability awareness positively influences orientation to slow consumption yet does not influence the drivers of FF avoidance. The results indicate that consumers’ orientation to slow consumption positively influences many FF avoidance drivers but data also suggest that fashion leaders may not characterize the FF business model as unsustainable and as fueling overconsumption. This study adds to the body of knowledge on highly fashion-involved consumers and their motivations toward sustainable consumption. It offers insight into the pro-environmental attitude-behavior gap and how these consumers reconcile their sustainability knowledge with their consumption desires. Past research has explored the impact of the pro-environmental attitude-behavior gap on consumers’ purchase intentions. However, no empirical studies have been found that concurrently examine consumers’ sustainability awareness, orientation to slow consumption, and their behavioral intention to avoid FF.
Abstract: This research explores the complex relationship between fashion leaders’ motivations toward slow vs. fast fashion, and proposing that all consumers have the potential to adopt more sustainable consumption behaviors, offers suggestions for sustainable companies aiming to better understand and target these consumers. Fashion leaders are particularly ...
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