The Paradox of Embeddedness: Financial Benefits and Risks of Dependency in Triadic Supply Chain Relationships

• In Event: SCM: Choosing Supply Chain Partners - Relational Embeddedness and Partner Performance

Abstract

Whereas previous studies have focused on the benefits or risks of embedded relationships that accrue to buying firms, this study simultaneously investigates the effects of a supplier’s and a customer’s embeddedness on a focal firm’s financial performance in triadic supply chain relationships.

Authors

• Yoon Hee Kim, Georgia Southern University

• Darren Henderson, Western University (CANADA)