The Behavioral Antecedents of Cognitive Supply Chain Agility

Despite the importance of organizational learning to supply chain agility, it is not well understood. This research expands the understanding of organizational learning and agility by exploring the effect of knowledge... [ view full abstract ]

Despite the importance of organizational learning to supply chain agility, it is not well understood. This research expands the understanding of organizational learning and agility by exploring the effect of knowledge management capabilities on the cognitive dimensions of supply chain agility. It is proposed that these dimensions (alertness, accessibility and decisiveness) are positively affected by the absorptive capacity and distributive capabilities of the firm. The better an organization becomes at processing incoming and managing outgoing information the more agile they become. This leads to better firm performance.