Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/230119 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Supply Chain Management [ISSN:] 1745-493X [Volume:] 55 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Wiley [Place:] Hoboken, NJ [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 34-66
Publisher: 
Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: 
Attributes of suppliers such as capabilities are considered important aspects of successful buyer–supplier relationships. Previous research relates supplier attributes largely to intraorganizational supply chain practices, such as supplier selection and evaluation, and assumes that supplier attributes can be objectively assessed independently of the relationships with suppliers. This study expands on this literature by (1) exploring supplier attributes as perceived by purchasing managers in ongoing buyer–supplier relationships and (2) examining how these perception-based supplier attributes are associated with performance-influencing practices, which can in turn shape relational outcomes of the relationships. In doing so, we combine two exploratory qualitative studies. We conduct 60 repertory grid interviews with purchasing managers in Study 1 and 25 semi-structured interviews with another set of purchasing managers in Study 2. The findings of this study are finally theorized through the supply chain practice view and are summarized into an integrative theoretical model. This study thus provides a more nuanced understanding of perception-based supplier attributes and their implications on performance-influencing practices and relational outcomes in buyer–supplier relationships.
Subjects: 
buyer
supplier relationships
supplier evaluation
buyer perceptions
supplier attributes
relational performance
dark side of buyer
supplier relationships
supply chain practice view
repertory grid technique
semi‐structured interviews
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