After the COVID-19 pandemic, more research is needed to understand how the impacts of
global events differ among alternative network structures in the presence of supply chain …

Purpose Despite the increasing interest in the role of supply chain concentration (SCC) in
improving performance, its influence on firms' sustainability performance remains …

Major customers in strong bargaining position can exert pressure on dependent suppliers
and adversely affect their financing conditions. Consistent with this prediction, our analysis …

Supply chain finance (SCF) has become increasingly crucial for improving the operational
efficiency of an entire supply chain. The existing literature has mainly focused on how …

Due to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business environmental
uncertainty, a restricted flow of personnel and materials, and changes in consumer demand …

Previous studies have reported mixed findings regarding the impact of customer
concentration on supplier financial performance. Drawing on the relational view and the …

This paper investigates the impact of customer concentration on corporate risk-taking in
China. Our analysis shows that customer concentration increases major customers' …

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by first‐tier suppliers, referred to as the supply base, are
dynamic and drastic changes in supply chain structure and relationships that affect focal firm …

The stability and concentration of the buyer–supplier relationships are crucial factors in the
realm of supply chain finance. Previous studies have focused on the impact of a single …

Purpose Prior research has produced conflicting results on the relationship between firm-
level patenting activity and financial performance. To identify a factor that impacts the results …