Table 1

Constructs and dimensions

ConstructsDimensionsOperational definitionsReferences
Organisational culture (OC)Development cultureA firm’s culture focuses on innovation, growth, and dynamismBraunscheidel et al. (2010), Pinho et al. (2014), Cao et al. (2015), Gambi et al. (2015), Porter (2019), Rizzi et al. (2022), Taha et al. (2022) 
Group cultureA firm’s culture emphasises tradition, teamwork, loyalty, common goals, commitment, and participation among its membersBraunscheidel et al. (2010), Pinho et al. (2014), Cao et al. (2015), Schilke and Cook (2015), Lee et al. (2016), Porter (2019), Taha et al. (2022) 
Supply chain collaboration (SCC)Internal collaborationA firm’s ability to reduce functional silos, establish cross-functional teams, share information and knowledge across departmental boundariesAlfalla-Luque et al. (2015), Thai and Jie (2018), Birasnav and Bienstock (2019), Porter (2019), Shukor et al. (2021), Taha et al. (2022), Hendijani and Norouzi (2023) 
Supplier collaborationThe collaboration and sharing of operational, financial, and strategic knowledge between a buying firm and its suppliersRalston et al. (2015), Shou et al. (2018), Thai and Jie (2018), Birasnav and Bienstock (2019), Porter (2019), Um and Kim (2019), Alzoubi et al. (2020), Shukor et al. (2021), Taha et al. (2022) 
Customer collaborationThe collaboration and sharing of operational, financial, and strategic knowledge between a buying firm and its customersRalston et al. (2015), Shou et al. (2018), Thai and Jie (2018), Birasnav and Bienstock (2019), Porter (2019), Um and Kim (2019), Shukor et al. (2021), Taha et al. (2022), Zhou et al. (2023) 
Competitive advantage (CA)CostA firm offer lower costs than its competitorsPorter (1985), Jitpaiboon et al. (2013), Zhang and Huo (2013), Wong et al. (2015), Kumar (2018), Al-Doori (2019), Porter (2019), Um and Kim (2019), Alzoubi et al. (2020), Buranasiri et al. (2024) 
DifferentiationThe firm’s products or services are superior to those of its competitorsDanese et al. (2013), Wiengarten et al. (2014), Kim and Chai (2016), Kumar (2018), Thai and Jie (2018), Al-Doori (2019), Um and Kim (2019), Hendijani and Norouzi (2023), Buranasiri et al. (2024) 

Source(s): Authors’ synthesis from the literature

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