The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing Sector

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of justice in buyer-supplier relationships in the Jordanian manufacturing sector. Questionnaires were collected from 202 buyers in Jordan. Multiple regression results indicate that most of the research hypotheses were not supported (Distributive,...

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Main Author: Noor Al-Ma'aitah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2018-03-01
Series:International Review of Management and Marketing
Online Access:http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/6238
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description The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of justice in buyer-supplier relationships in the Jordanian manufacturing sector. Questionnaires were collected from 202 buyers in Jordan. Multiple regression results indicate that most of the research hypotheses were not supported (Distributive, Procedural, and Interpersonal), and only informational justice is supported. Based on these results, suppliers have to work with buyers to improve the perception of justice in order to build a long term buyer-supplier relationships. Opportunities for future empirical research are also identified. Keywords: Justice (fairness), Supply Chain Relationship, Jordan. JEL Classification: M1
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spelling doaj.art-889b7f5118084fe896fa030473130c712023-02-15T16:11:46ZengEconJournalsInternational Review of Management and Marketing2146-44052018-03-0182The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing SectorNoor Al-Ma'aitah0Mutah UniversityThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of justice in buyer-supplier relationships in the Jordanian manufacturing sector. Questionnaires were collected from 202 buyers in Jordan. Multiple regression results indicate that most of the research hypotheses were not supported (Distributive, Procedural, and Interpersonal), and only informational justice is supported. Based on these results, suppliers have to work with buyers to improve the perception of justice in order to build a long term buyer-supplier relationships. Opportunities for future empirical research are also identified. Keywords: Justice (fairness), Supply Chain Relationship, Jordan. JEL Classification: M1 http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/6238
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The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing Sector
International Review of Management and Marketing
title The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing Sector
title_full The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing Sector
title_fullStr The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing Sector
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing Sector
title_short The Role of Justice in Achieving Long-term Buyer-Supplier Relationship: The Case of Jordanian Manufacturing Sector
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