Factors affecting collaboration in agricultural
supply chain: A case study in the North Central
region of Vietnam
Authors: Thi Dieu Anh Ho, Thanh Cuong Dang, Van Hao Tran, Thi Hang Trinh & Thi Thao Banh
Cogent Business & Management
: Volume 10, 2023 - Issue 3 :
Publishing year: 9/2023
Based on three fundamental theories, commitment-trust theory of relationship marketing, transaction cost theory, and force field theory, this study has
examined the factors affecting collaboration in the agricultural supply chain in the
North Central region of Vietnam by analyzing EFA, CFA, and SEM. The research
results have shown that trust and commitment are two important antecedents of
collaboration, and they have a positive effect on collaboration in the agricultural
supply chain. Risk has a negative effect on collaboration and is explained based on
the concept of understanding the nature of risk and the characteristics of the
research context. The dark side of collaboration is opportunistic behavior, testing
the influence of this factor and concluding that it is necessary to limit opportunistic
behavior to enhance collaboration in the agricultural supply chain. It is shown that
there is a difference in the level of collaboration among specific agricultural sectors
in the North Central region, in which collaboration in cultivation and livestock
sectors has a low level, but in aquaculture, it is higher. Similarly, contractual
relationships are essential for promoting collaboration in the agricultural supply
chain. From these research results, the study has proposed some practical solutions
to increase collaborations in the agricultural supply chain in the North Central
region of Vietnam.
supply chain; agricultural supply chain; collaboration in supply chain