题目: Concentrating or Dispersing? The Double-Edged Sword Effect of Supplier Concentration on Firm Financial and Innovation Performance

演讲人: Jason Lu Jin (金露), Assistant professor, Advanced Institute of Business

时间：2020年11月4日星期三12:00-13:00

地点：同济大厦A楼901会议室

演讲摘要：

While firms often engage with multiple suppliers, prior research has paid limited attention to the performance consequences of supplier concentration. Drawing on the transaction cost economies and knowledge-based view, we propose a double-edged sword effect of supplier concentration. Based on a sample of listed manufacturing firms between 2012-2017 in China, we find that whereas supplier concentration enhances a firm’s financial performance (i.e., Tobin’s Q), it decreases the firm’s innovation performance with respect to patenting. Further, organizational slack strengthens the effect of supplier concentration on financial performance and mitigates its negative impact on innovation performance. In addition, industry competition strengthens the effects of supplier concentration on financial and innovation performance. Overall, our study demonstrates both the positive and negative effects of supplier concentration and provides a holistic understanding of its performance implications.

演讲嘉宾简介：

Jason Lu Jin is an assistant professor in the Advanced Institute of Business (AIB), Tongji University. He received his PhD from the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on innovation management and inter-organizational relationship in emerging markets. His work has appeared in the Journal of International Marketing, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Industrial Marketing Management, and Journal of Business Research.