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Information Management Capacity and Supply Chain Performance: Mediating Effects of Supply Chain Practices, Competencies and Concerns

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  • Subburaj Alagarsamy
  • Sangeeta Mehrolia
  • Lakshmi Shankar Iyer
  • Vijay Mallikraj Solaikutty

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The present study aims to identify the impact of the information management capacity (IMC) of an organization on its supply chain performance (SCP). Also, this study attempts to understand the mediating role of the various components of supply chain management, namely, practices, competencies and concerns. A survey instrument was used to collect primary data from 250 SMEs which were selected randomly. Structural equation modeling (SEM) technique is used to test the hypotheses using SmartPLS. The final model indicated that information management capacity significantly influences the supply chain performance and supply chain management components, namely supply chain competence, practices and concerns mediate the relationship between information management capacity and supply chain performance. The results of this study provide a significant contribution to the theory of resource-based view. The number of managerial perspectives for improving operational capabilities was explained in this study.

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  • Subburaj Alagarsamy & Sangeeta Mehrolia & Lakshmi Shankar Iyer & Vijay Mallikraj Solaikutty, 2025. "Information Management Capacity and Supply Chain Performance: Mediating Effects of Supply Chain Practices, Competencies and Concerns," Vision, , vol. 29(2), pages 186-199, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:vision:v:29:y:2025:i:2:p:186-199
    DOI: 10.1177/09722629211066289
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