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Are supply-chain relationships more influenced by buyer-supplier relationships or the business environment of the country itself? Evidence from the ‘China-Australia’ trading relationship

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  • Ray Collins
  • Ximing Sun
  • Chong Guang Li

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In doing business with China, poor supply chain performance is reported as being caused by either poor relationships between firms in China or the business environment in which firms in China have to operate. This research paper explores the relative importance of these two factors for food supply chains from Australia to China. Results are based on surveys of 84 importers, wholesalers and retailers in China and 22 Australian exporters and wholesalers. They show that the country itself had a greater influence than firm to firm relationships. Firms exporting food to China should therefore keep supply chains as short as possible to minimize the uncertainties associated with the business environment.

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  • Ray Collins & Ximing Sun & Chong Guang Li, 2012. "Are supply-chain relationships more influenced by buyer-supplier relationships or the business environment of the country itself? Evidence from the ‘China-Australia’ trading relationship," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(3), pages 391-405, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apbizr:v:18:y:2012:i:3:p:391-405
    DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2011.624359
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    1. Zahoor, Nadia & Khan, Zaheer & Shenkar, Oded, 2023. "International vertical alliances within the international business field: A systematic literature review and future research agenda," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 58(1).
    2. Saule Weisz & Anant Deshpande, 2017. "The Investigation of Relationships between MNEs and their Supply Chain Participants: An Examination of Steel and Pharmaceutical Industry," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 18(5), pages 1238-1261, October.
    3. Imranul Hoque & Mohammad B. Rana, 2020. "Buyer–supplier relationships from the perspective of working environment and organisational performance: review and research agenda," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 70(1), pages 1-50, February.

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