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The Influence of Governance Mechanism on Supply Chain Performance in Developing Economies: Insights from Ghana

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  • Emmanuel Kwabena Anin
  • Dominic Essuman
  • Kwame Sarpong

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Drawing on the Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and taking the perspective of a developing economy, the study examined the impacts of governance mechanisms (GM-formal control and social control) on supply chain (SC) performance (operational efficiency and service & market performance). Data were collected using questionnaires from 152 firms operating in the most industrialized regions of Ghana. Structural equation modelling technique (using LISREL 8.5) was employed in estimating the study’s model. The study finds significant positive associations between formal control and operational efficiency; and between social control and service & market performance. The study also finds that within the research context, social control is antecedent of (adherence to) formal control; and that the effect of social control on operational efficiency is fully channelled via formal control. These findings imply that firms’ ability to institute and implement GMs would present them opportunities to enhance the performance of their SCs. Theoretically, the results suggest the potential mediating role of formal control in the link between social control and SC performance; which means that having in place formal controls is necessary for firms in this part of the world (who mostly rely on social control) to better experience benefits arising out of social relationships.

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  • Emmanuel Kwabena Anin & Dominic Essuman & Kwame Sarpong, 2016. "The Influence of Governance Mechanism on Supply Chain Performance in Developing Economies: Insights from Ghana," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(4), pages 252-252, March.
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