Awuni, F.Y., Essuman, D. orcid.org/0000-0003-1838-2505, Ataburo, H. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) The proliferation of motor tricycle usage in precarious transportation contexts and the performance of micro and small manufacturers. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 51. 101068. ISSN 2210-5395
Abstract
Micro and small businesses (MSBs) in developing countries increasingly use motor tricycles to navigate transportation-induced supply chain disruptions. However, there is a lack of empirical understanding of whether and when these resources benefit such firms. This study draws on the contingent resource-based theory to examine how motor tricycle deployment relates to the performance of MSBs under varying conditions of supply chain dynamism in a developing country. The study tests its hypotheses on primary data from 267 micro and small manufacturers in Ghana using moderated regression analysis. The results indicate that motor tricycle deployment positively relates to MSB performance in Ghana (β = 0.024, SE = 0.007, p = 0.001). The results further show that supply chain dynamism positively moderates the relationship between motor tricycle deployment and MSB performance (β = 0.008, SE = 0.004, p = 0.035). In contributing to the limited literature on the firm-level performance implications of the increasing use of motor tricycles among micro and small businesses in developing countries, this study's results underscore the importance of adopting a contingency-based approach to understand the complexities inherent in the relationship between motor tricycle deployment and firm performance in these settings.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Transportation; Firm performance; Supply chain dynamism; Micro and small businesses; Contingent resource-based view; Ghana |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2023 11:31 |
Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2023 11:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.101068 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206779 |