The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations
In this paper we examine the antecedents and outcomes of supplier trust in 453 supplier-automaker relationships in the U.S., Japan and Korea. Our findings indicate that high supplier trust emerges when (1) automakers have developed assistance-giving routines to help suppliers improve, and (2) aut...
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| description | In this paper we examine the antecedents and outcomes of supplier trust in 453 supplier-automaker
relationships in the U.S., Japan and Korea. Our findings indicate that high supplier trust emerges
when (1) automakers have developed assistance-giving routines to help suppliers improve, and (2)
automakers maintain a continuing (repeated) exchange relationship with the supplier. We also found
that trust reduces transaction costs and increases information sharing in supplier-buyer relationships.
Moreover, the findings suggest that the economic value created for tmnsactors may be substantial
as evidenced by the fact that the automaker with the least trusting supplier relations had five times
the procurement costs and spent tice as much of its face-to-face interaction time with suppliers on
ex ante contracting and ex post haggling when compared to the most trusted automakers. Thus, our
findings suggest that trust in supplier-buyer relations can create economic value and may be an
important source of competitive advantage. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/14712019-04-10T19:36:59Z The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations Chu, Wujin Dyer, Jeffrey supplier-automaker supplier trust In this paper we examine the antecedents and outcomes of supplier trust in 453 supplier-automaker relationships in the U.S., Japan and Korea. Our findings indicate that high supplier trust emerges when (1) automakers have developed assistance-giving routines to help suppliers improve, and (2) automakers maintain a continuing (repeated) exchange relationship with the supplier. We also found that trust reduces transaction costs and increases information sharing in supplier-buyer relationships. Moreover, the findings suggest that the economic value created for tmnsactors may be substantial as evidenced by the fact that the automaker with the least trusting supplier relations had five times the procurement costs and spent tice as much of its face-to-face interaction time with suppliers on ex ante contracting and ex post haggling when compared to the most trusted automakers. Thus, our findings suggest that trust in supplier-buyer relations can create economic value and may be an important source of competitive advantage. 2002-07-18T16:16:35Z 2002-07-18T16:16:35Z 1996-08-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1471 en_US IMVP;186a 2416348 bytes application/pdf application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | supplier-automaker supplier trust Chu, Wujin Dyer, Jeffrey The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations |
| title | The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations |
| title_full | The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations |
| title_fullStr | The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations |
| title_short | The Determinants and Economic Outcomes of Trust in Supplier-Buyer Relations |
| title_sort | determinants and economic outcomes of trust in supplier buyer relations |
| topic | supplier-automaker supplier trust |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1471 |
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