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Publication date: 8 October 2019

Jie Yang, Hongming Xie, Guangsheng Yu and Mingyu Liu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether responsible purchasing (relational commitment and supplier evaluation) and responsible supply (supplier firm information…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether responsible purchasing (relational commitment and supplier evaluation) and responsible supply (supplier firm information sharing and supplier performance) affect the two factors of supply chain responsiveness including process efficiency and customer knowledge management capability, which, in turn, affect other three factors of supply chain responsiveness, such as dyadic quality performance, innovation capability and buyer‒supplier relationship improvement.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used questionnaire survey and statistical analytical methods. Employing path analysis, this study tested hypothesized relationships using data collected from manufacturers.

Findings

The findings of this study support the theorized links. Responsible purchasing and supply enhance supply chain responsiveness, which is reflected through process efficiency, customer knowledge management capability, dyadic quality performance, innovation capability and buyer‒supplier relationship improvement.

Originality/value

Grounded in the goal interdependence theory, this study investigates the effects of responsible purchasing and supply on supply chain responsiveness in the context of Chinese manufacturers. This study offers managerial implications and theoretical contribution.

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Industrial Management & Data Systems, vol. 119 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0263-5577

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Publication date: 17 January 2020

Jie Yang, Hongming Xie, Guangsheng Yu, Mingyu Liu and Yingnan Yang

This study examines the operational and relational governances as antecedents of cooperation commitment in buyer–supplier exchanges. It also assesses the impact of cooperation…

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Purpose

This study examines the operational and relational governances as antecedents of cooperation commitment in buyer–supplier exchanges. It also assesses the impact of cooperation commitment on operational performance.

Design/methodology/approach

Path analysis was performed on the data collected from manufacturers.

Findings

The results of this study show that both operational and relational governances exert impact on cooperation commitment, which, in turn, is associated with operational performance improvement.

Originality/value

First, this is the first study employing the reciprocity theory to theorize the conceptual framework of the governance antecedents of cooperation commitment and operations excellence effect. Second, the study highlights how the research framework can enrich the reciprocity theory in exploring the mechanisms of the operational and relational governances of buyer–supplier exchanges and their impact on the commitment to the cooperation. Third, this study extends the reciprocity theory to examine in detail how cooperation commitment exerts impact on the operational performance.

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Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, vol. 32 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-5855

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Publication date: 11 November 2024

Xuetao Sun, Yu Zhao and Guangsheng Zhang

China’s overall grain production efficiency is currently relatively low, and how to improve it is key to high-quality grain development. High-standard farmland construction fills…

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Purpose

China’s overall grain production efficiency is currently relatively low, and how to improve it is key to high-quality grain development. High-standard farmland construction fills the gaps in grain production, providing a path for improving comprehensive grain production capacity.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper analyzes grain production data from 281 Chinese cities and uses the meta-Malmquist index to calculate total factor productivity (TFP) of grain and the spatial autoregressive model with spatial error (SARAR) model to analyze the impact of high-standard farmland construction on TFP of grain. Finally, it tests the model for robustness and heterogeneity.

Findings

TFP of grain has room for improvement, and technological efficiency has a greater impact on it than technological progress. TFP of grain in the eastern region is significantly higher than that in central and western regions. High-standard farmland construction can significantly improve TFP and technology efficiency of grain, and its economic benefits are directly affected by the differences in regional grain economic development. High-standard farmland construction improves TFP of grain through agricultural mechanization, and its impact is heterogeneous; TFP of grain in the (poor, plain) eastern region is more likely to share its benefits.

Originality/value

This paper evaluates whether high-standard farmland construction has achieved its purpose of enhancing comprehensive grain production capacity. It offers novel insights into elevating element quality and comprehensive grain production capacity, provides a theoretical reference from the perspective of element quality and draws corresponding policy implications for high-standard farmland.

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China Agricultural Economic Review, vol. 17 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1756-137X

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Publication date: 9 December 2019

Cheng Zhang, Liang Wu, Zilong Zhao, Guangsheng Huang, Bin Jiang, A. Atrens and Fusheng Pan

This paper aims to investigate microstructure, corrosion behavior and mechanical properties of Mg-4Li and Mg-4Li-3Al.

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Purpose

This paper aims to investigate microstructure, corrosion behavior and mechanical properties of Mg-4Li and Mg-4Li-3Al.

Design/methodology/approach

The microstructure was characterized by using scanning electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction. The corrosion behaviors were measured by hydrogen evolution and potentiodynamic polarization tests. The mechanical properties were evaluated by tensile tests.

Findings

The addition of Al results in the precipitation of some Mg-Al phase and Al3Li phase particles, and the formation of some fine recrystallized grains.

Originality/value

Mg-4Li-3Al showed a higher corrosion rate than that of Mg-4Li, attributed to the precipitate particles in Mg-4Li-3Al causing microgalvanic corrosion and the change of grain orientation. The addition of 3 Wt. per cent Al increased the tensile strength by solid solution strengthening, precipitation strengthening, refinement strengthening and texture strengthening, whilst the elongation decreased by almost half.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 67 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 7 November 2016

Lijuan Zhang, Jinxia Wang, Guangsheng Zhang and Qiuqiong Huang

The purpose of this paper is: to track the methods by which farmers access groundwater for irrigation in the North China Plain (NCP); to explore whether climate factors influence…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is: to track the methods by which farmers access groundwater for irrigation in the North China Plain (NCP); to explore whether climate factors influence farmers’ decisions on the methods of groundwater access for irrigation; and to examine whether the amount of groundwater use for irrigation and crop yield systematically differ across groups of farmers using various methods of groundwater access, and how climate factors affect them.

Design/methodology/approach

Descriptive statistical analysis and econometric models are used on household survey data collected over several years and county-level climate data.

Findings

Over the past few decades, a significant share of farmers have switched the methods of groundwater access from collective tubewells to own tubewells or groundwater markets. Farmers who bought water from groundwater markets applied less water to wheat plots than those who had their own tubewells. However, wheat yield was not negatively affected. Both average climate conditions and long-term variations were found to be related to farmers’ choice of methods of groundwater access for irrigation. More frequent droughts and increasingly volatile temperatures both increased the likelihood of farmers gaining groundwater irrigation from markets.

Originality/value

The analysis results suggest farmers are using groundwater markets to help them adapt to climate change. Applying empirical analysis to identify the impact of the methods by which farmers access groundwater for irrigation on the amount of groundwater use and crop yield will help policy makers design reasonable adaptation policies for the NCP.

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China Agricultural Economic Review, vol. 8 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1756-137X

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