Using social power and influence to mobilise the supply chain into knowledge sharing: A case in insurance
Using social power and influence to mobilise the supply chain into knowledge sharing: A case in insurance
The paper explores the antecedent effects of social influences arising from buyer power and supplier competition on knowledge sharing behaviours within a horizontal supply chain. A 2-year long empirical study examining web posts from a dedicated social supplier platform (SSN), together with interview and ‘conversational’ data over a similar time period was conducted within insurance claims. The findings show social power and influence play a powerful role in supporting knowledge sharing even in typically competitive supply chains where information and knowledge exchange is usually guarded.
Competition, Knowledge sharing, Reward power, Social media, Social power and influence, Supply chain
Grant, Susan B.
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Preston, Tobias A.
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Grant, Susan B.
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Preston, Tobias A.
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Grant, Susan B. and Preston, Tobias A.
(2018)
Using social power and influence to mobilise the supply chain into knowledge sharing: A case in insurance.
Information and Management.
(doi:10.1016/j.im.2018.10.004).
Abstract
The paper explores the antecedent effects of social influences arising from buyer power and supplier competition on knowledge sharing behaviours within a horizontal supply chain. A 2-year long empirical study examining web posts from a dedicated social supplier platform (SSN), together with interview and ‘conversational’ data over a similar time period was conducted within insurance claims. The findings show social power and influence play a powerful role in supporting knowledge sharing even in typically competitive supply chains where information and knowledge exchange is usually guarded.
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 October 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 October 2018
Keywords:
Competition, Knowledge sharing, Reward power, Social media, Social power and influence, Supply chain
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Local EPrints ID: 427891
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/427891
ISSN: 0378-7206
PURE UUID: 31e55089-8321-43f3-a253-567238115269
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Susan B. Grant
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Tobias A. Preston
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