Structured Interview and Q-Sort

To test the structural relatioaships amoag the constructs proposed in the previous chapters, reliable and valid instruments must be developed. These instruments measure (1) IT resources, (2) lOS appropriation, (3) collaborative culture, (4) trust, (5) supply chain collaboration, (6) collaborative advantage, and (7) firm performance. The instruments to measure firm performance were adopted from Li (2002). 

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The rest of the book is organized as follows. Chapter 2 reviews the theoretical bases and proposes the research model. Chapter 3 discusses the antecedents of supply chain collaboration. Chapter 4 explores the nature and characteristics of supply chain collaboration. Chapter 5 focuses on the consequences of supply chain collaboration—collaborative advantage and firm performance. Chapter 6 describes structured interview and Q-sort. Chapter 7 presents large-scale analysis and hypotheses testing. Chapter 8 provides a discussion of research and managerial insights. 

Table 6.10 Inter-judge agreements 6 Structured Interview and Q-Sort... 

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