دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی تاثیر تحقیقات محققان زنجیره تامین: تحلیل میانجیگری مدون - امرالد 2018

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw on social capital theory to develop a model to explain the determinants of a supply chain management scholar’s academic research impact. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing from a database of 450 supply chain management scholars in different countries collected from ResearchGate and the World Bank, the bootstrapping method was applied on the moderated mediation analysis. Findings – Analysis of the mediating role of a scholar’s social capital suggests that social capital theory has a strong explanatory power on the relationship between a scholar’s research skill and academic impact. To account for the boundary effect at the country-level, the authors further examine if this mechanism differs by country in the supply chain management research context. Research limitations/implications – The findings from this study are from a single research area, which limits the generalizability of the study. Although the data are collected from different sources, including ResearchGate and the World Bank, it is cross-sectional in nature. The variables in this model do not have strong causal relationships. Practical implications – The results suggest that supply chain management scholars can reap the benefits of their social capital. Specifically, scholars can enhance their academic impact by increasing their social capital. Originality/value – The results provide a reference for supply chain management scholars keen on enhancing their academic research impact. It also provides a reference to explain why country-level differences can influence these scholars.

6. Conclusions

This paper has applied social capital theory to explain the factors that determine a supply chain management scholar’s academic impact. Data on 450 supply chain management scholars from various universities were collected and analyzed through a path-analysis approach. A moderated mediation analysis was used in studying the effect of social capital theory on a scholar’s research skills and academic level. The results inform that the mediation effect of a scholar’s social capital explains the relationship between a supply chain management scholar’s research skills and academic impact. In addition, the moderation analysis shows that a country-level moderator can influence the academic impact of the scholar. The results thus provide supply chain management scholars with suggestions about how to enhance their academic research impact. While our study only focuses on the supply chain management domain, the scholars from the other domains can also draw inspiration from this study on how to enhance their academic impact.