策略學者傳統上聚焦於產業層次的因素（例如：產業結構學派）或公司層級（例如：資源基礎學派）去尋找公司績效差異化的來源。Dyer and Singh（1998）認為跨組織的競爭優勢是超越公司彊界的，其將跨組織的競爭優勢分成四個部份，分別是特定關係投資、常規的知識分享、互補性資源與能力與有效的治理機制。這四個部份也是決定關係租，這種只存在於特殊的情況下，由特定的聯盟伙伴所共同創造超額利潤的來源。以往的學者在探討供應鏈整合績效時，皆未考慮到特定資產投資，然而實務上特定資產投資卻是影響供應鏈整合績效的重要因素，因此在未考慮特定資產投資的情況下，則將無法完整描述供應鏈整合績效之間的動態關係，也因此對供應鏈整合績效的瞭解會失之偏頗。事實上，公司在考量進行跨組織間合作關係時，會先以相互依賴性作為出發點，當公司判斷自己與合作伙伴的位置是屬於依賴的不對性，本身並佔有優勢，則會對特定關係投資（例如：商業流程專屬性、領域知識專屬性）造成負向影響；若公司與合作伙伴是屬於共同依賴性的關係，則會對商業流程專屬性、領域知識專屬性有正向影響。資訊科技整合能力則對商業流程專屬性、領域知識專屬性造成正向影響，最後透過商業流程專屬性、領域知識專屬性對供應鏈整合能力造成正向影響。因此本研究除了欲實證所提之理論架構的配適度外，並將更進一步探討不同的供應鏈相互依賴關係透過中介變數對供應鏈整合供應鏈整合績效的影響。有鑑於此，本研究擬從過去的文獻中架構出以相互依賴性、資訊科技整合能力、特定資產投資與供應鏈整合績效的供應鏈管理模型。實證分析係針對台灣前2000 大製造業中之資訊電子產業為研究主體，並以製造商與供應商作為研究單位，將填答對象設定為製造商與供應商之間的單位主管或對供應鏈有相關經驗之單位主管填寫；再針對所回收之問卷，利用結構方程式分析本研究的所提出之理論架構模型。本研究改善供應鏈整合的結構關係模型，更能正確且完整的說明相互依賴性、資訊科技整合能力、特定資產投資等關鍵因素的理論架構以及與供應鏈整合績效的動態關係，俾以作為後續從事供應鏈管理的研究者和實務界之參考。 ; Strategy scholars have traditionally focused on factors in industry level (e.g. Industrial structure stream) or firm level (e.g. resource-based stream) to search for sources of differential firm performance. Dyer and Singh＇s (1998) view on interorganizational competitive advantage has recognized the value of critical resources beyond the firm＇s boundary. They posit that relational rents stemming from the interfirm routines and processes among trading partners has become increasingly significant in explaining firm＇s profitability. Supply chain performance is by its own nature largely determined by the efficiency of exchange in a network of relationship within which the firm is embedded. While previous studies mainly focused on technical (supply chain IT system) or operational sides (inventory management) of supply chain management, the impacts of relation-specific assets on competitive advantage of supply chain have received only little research attention. Drew on the relational perspective, this study attempts to explore how relation-specific investments in general affect the performance of supply chain in particular. According to Dyer and Singh＇s propositions, the nature of interorganizational relationship does play a crucial role in relational rents. Organization theorists have long perceived “dependence asymmetry＂ as the fundamental interorganizational relationship and power advantage represent one actor＇s ability to appropriate value from the other actor in exchange relationship. It＇s the game of zero-sum. Emerson (1962) proposed “joint dependence＂ and its concomitant logic of “embeddedness＂ as another facet of interdependence. This perspective focused on the rent-generating potential of the relationship, subsequently leading to improved performance in exchange partners. The study adopts Emerson＇s structural dichotomy of interdependence in a dyad (1962) and expects to shed light on how dependence asymmetry and joint dependence between firms build up relational rents. Instead of focusing on nuts-and-bolts of operations of supply chain, this study grounds on the underlying logic of interorganizational relationship to account for SCM performance. While the nature of interorganzational relationship represents the firm＇s intentions of engagement in building relation-specific assets, IT system enables relation specificity building by aligning relation-specific processes, facilitating specific knowledge sharing and providing effective governance. Other than direct improvement on operational efficiency proposed by most IS research, we postulate that the value of supply chain IT system is mediated by the improvement on interorganizational competitive advantage. The expected contributions of this study are threefold. First, exploring supply chain integration performance through a theoretical lens of interorganaational competitive advantage provides a complementary approach to RVB. Second, the underlying logic of interdependence offers the rationale for antecedents of relational rents. Third, this study is expected to provide an empirical proof of mediation effect of relation specificity between IT integration capability and supply chain integration performance. ; 研究期間 9708 ~ 9807
