...Hua Song; Siqi Han; Kangkang Yu Purpose This study examines the cognitive factors of adopting blockchain technology in various supply chain scenarios and its role in reframing the distinctive values of supply chain financing. Based on expectancy theory, this study explores the different profiles...

...Nichapa Phraknoi; Jerry Busby; Mark Stevenson Purpose This paper aims to investigate small and medium-sized upstream suppliers' and downstream distributors' understandings of supply chain finance (SCF) arrangements and their decisions to adopt such schemes. Design/methodology/approach...

...Lixu Li; Zhiqiang Wang; Xiande Zhao Purpose Although supply chain finance (SCF) aims to optimize capital flows in the supply chain process, its effectiveness in improving cost performance remains controversial. From the perspective of efficiency motives, this study aims to explore how...

... Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Trade credit Supply chain finance Structural embeddedness Major customer network Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 10.13039/501100004663 108-2410-H-110-056- Major customer network structure...

...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...

...Hugo K.S. Lam; Yuanzhu Zhan Purpose This study empirically investigates how supply chain finance (SCF) initiatives together with different firm capabilities and resources (i.e. information technology (IT) capability, operational slack and political connections) affect the financial risk of service...

...Min Zhang; Qiuping Huang; Xiande Zhao; Lijun Ma Purpose In this study, we examine the implementation of purchase order finance (POF) which is an innovative supply chain finance (SCF) solution by an innovative SCF lender (i.e. supply chain service provider (SCSP)). The effect of information...

...Hua Song; Mengyin Li; Kangkang Yu Purpose This study examines the role of financial service providers (FSPs) in assessing the supply chain credit of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and how they help SMEs obtain supply chain finance (SCF) through an established digital platform using big...

...Sumeer Chakuu; Donato Masi; Janet Godsell Purpose This paper explores the conditions in which logistics service providers (LSPs) can compete or collaborate with banks in offering inventory financing as a supply chain finance (SCF) service. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study...