Table 2

Antecedents of collaboration

FactorDefinitionSource
Inter-personal trustThe extent of trust of an individual in a focal firm in their counterpart in the supply chain partnerLobo et al. (2013), Zaheer and Trkman (2017) 
Inter-organisational trustThe extent of trust placed by a focal firm in the supply chain partnerCai et al. (2010), Chen et al. (2014), Lee et al. (2010), Wu et al. (2014) 
CommitmentThe belief that an ongoing relationship between partners is important and efforts to maintain it indefinitelyLee et al. (2010), Morgan and Hunt (1994), Wu et al. (2014) 
ReciprocityThe perception of common goals and mutual benefits which leads to fair mutual exchanges between partnersWu et al. (2014), Saglam et al. (2022) 

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