... and, importantly, non-transactional influences on how SMEs make decisions about SCF. Practical implications Focal firms wanting their SME suppliers and distributors to participate in triadic SCF (TSCF), i.e. reverse factoring and distributor finance, need to understand that transitioning to such schemes...

...Aneesh Banerjee; Florian Lücker; Jörg M. Ries Purpose Reverse factoring (RF)–a form of supply chain finance (SCF)–is widely recognised as a win-win for both buyers and suppliers. Still, there is evidence that suppliers are often hesitant to join RF programmes initiated by their buyers. This study...

...Yongyi Shou; Jinan Shao; Weijiao Wang Purpose As a popular supply chain finance (SCF) strategy, reverse factoring has been widely adopted by buyer firms. However, the extant literature provides scant empirical evidence on the performance effect of reverse factoring. The purpose of this study...