Supply chain leadership and firm performance: A meta-analysis

Lujie Chen, Fu Jia*, Taiyu Li, Tianyu Zhang

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Abstract

The effect of transformational vis-à-vis transactional supply chain leadership on firm performance has been studied in the existing literature, but results remain mixed. Therefore, it is important to provide a meta-analysis literature review to investigate this relationship. In this study, 32 empirical journal articles published over the past 10 years have been reviewed and evaluated through a meta-analysis. The results reveal that supply chain leadership is positively related to firm performance; specifically, transformational supply chain leadership has a more significant influence than transactional supply chain leadership on firm performance. Further, the effect of leadership varies according to region, industry and performance type. This study provides the first meta-analysis on this relationship.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108082
JournalInternational Journal of Production Economics
Volume235
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2021

Keywords

  • Firm performance
  • Meta-analysis
  • Supply chain leadership
  • Transactional leadership
  • Transformational leadership

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