Betweenness Centrality and Supplier Performance: The Missing Link?
Keywords:
Centrality, Betweenness, Social network, Supplier, PerformanceAbstract
Although researchers have paid increasing attention to network centrality in the literature of supply chain management, little is known about the role of betweenness centrality in enhancing supplier performance. This study reviews prior research that conceptualizes betweenness centrality. We take the social network perspective and investigate whether betweenness centrality can be a source of external information and competitive advantage. This study contributes to the literature of social network and supply chain management by synthesizing conceptual views of betweenness centrality and highlighting the way in which betweenness centrality can play a role as a knowledge broker between isolated firms.
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