Supply Chain Collaboration within the Automotive Industry: An Exploration of Factors influencing Supply Chain Collaboration between Importers and Dealerships
(2021) BUSN09 20211Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The rise of global and alternative distribution channels in the automotive industry puts pressure on importers and dealerships, as they face the threat of substitution when it comes to the downstream distribution activities in the automotive supply chain. Thus, to attain a competitive advantage automotive importers and their respective dealerships must strive for a high degree of collaboration in their relationship and thereby ultimately increase firm performance of both partners. To be able to foster such automotive supply chain collaboration, this study aims to enhance the understanding of supply chain collaboration by exploring influencing factors on collaboration in the importer – dealership relationship. By using agency and... (More)
- The rise of global and alternative distribution channels in the automotive industry puts pressure on importers and dealerships, as they face the threat of substitution when it comes to the downstream distribution activities in the automotive supply chain. Thus, to attain a competitive advantage automotive importers and their respective dealerships must strive for a high degree of collaboration in their relationship and thereby ultimately increase firm performance of both partners. To be able to foster such automotive supply chain collaboration, this study aims to enhance the understanding of supply chain collaboration by exploring influencing factors on collaboration in the importer – dealership relationship. By using agency and stewardship theory as theoretical perspectives, a holistic and realistic view on the factors, their influences, and interconnections is revealed.
This single-case study examines supply chain collaboration between the independent Danish importer of ŠKODA and its respective ŠKODA dealership network in three embedded sub- cases that have been chosen based on the importer – dealership collaboration structure present in the case firm.
Based on the existing body of knowledge and the findings of this study, an empirical framework was created that displays the factors, their influences, and interconnections on the importer – dealership supply chain collaboration in a principal-agent setting. It was found that ownership structure and culture influence the collaboration between importer and dealerships by creating the contextual environment in which the collaboration takes place. Further, high trust, effective communication, and strong commitment were found to positively influence each other but also positively affect the factors of power, performance management, and alignment. Here, an interconnection was identified within the latter three factors as well.
Not only did this study contribute to a better understanding of the importer – dealership relationship and supply chain collaboration in the automotive industry in general, but it also contributed to the knowledge on agency and stewardship theory by creating an extended understanding of potential barriers to collaboration in both theoretical perspectives. (Less)
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- author
- Bozic, Anton LU and Heger, Hannah Maria LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- BUSN09 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Automotive Supply Chain Collaboration, Agency Theory, Stewardship Theory, Importer, Dealerships
- language
- English
- id
- 9051981
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-29 10:28:21
- date last changed
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abstract = {{The rise of global and alternative distribution channels in the automotive industry puts pressure on importers and dealerships, as they face the threat of substitution when it comes to the downstream distribution activities in the automotive supply chain. Thus, to attain a competitive advantage automotive importers and their respective dealerships must strive for a high degree of collaboration in their relationship and thereby ultimately increase firm performance of both partners. To be able to foster such automotive supply chain collaboration, this study aims to enhance the understanding of supply chain collaboration by exploring influencing factors on collaboration in the importer – dealership relationship. By using agency and stewardship theory as theoretical perspectives, a holistic and realistic view on the factors, their influences, and interconnections is revealed.
This single-case study examines supply chain collaboration between the independent Danish importer of ŠKODA and its respective ŠKODA dealership network in three embedded sub- cases that have been chosen based on the importer – dealership collaboration structure present in the case firm.
Based on the existing body of knowledge and the findings of this study, an empirical framework was created that displays the factors, their influences, and interconnections on the importer – dealership supply chain collaboration in a principal-agent setting. It was found that ownership structure and culture influence the collaboration between importer and dealerships by creating the contextual environment in which the collaboration takes place. Further, high trust, effective communication, and strong commitment were found to positively influence each other but also positively affect the factors of power, performance management, and alignment. Here, an interconnection was identified within the latter three factors as well.
Not only did this study contribute to a better understanding of the importer – dealership relationship and supply chain collaboration in the automotive industry in general, but it also contributed to the knowledge on agency and stewardship theory by creating an extended understanding of potential barriers to collaboration in both theoretical perspectives.}},
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language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Supply Chain Collaboration within the Automotive Industry: An Exploration of Factors influencing Supply Chain Collaboration between Importers and Dealerships}},
year = {{2021}},
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