Abstract
This paper aims to reveal the relationship between cooperation, trust, and sustainability, and to uncover whether cooperation, trust, and sustainability is nested within collaboration in shipper–shipping company relationships. Structural equation modeling identified that cooperation has a positive effect on trust, which partially mediates the impact of cooperation on sustainability. Sub-constructs of cooperation included transparency, fairness, and mutuality. Fairness is the prime antecedent of trust, and developing fairness can create more effective and high-quality relationships among firms. A fuller theoretical model reveals how inter-firm cooperation may progress to collaboration, and why transparency does not necessarily lead to trust.
DOI
10.3390/su10103714
Publication Date
2018-10-16
Publication Title
Sustainability
Volume
10
Issue
10
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
ISSN
1937-0695
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
Additional Links
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Keywords
inter-firm collaboration, inter-firm cooperation, shipper, shipping industry, sustainability, trust
Recommended Citation
Kim, C., Dinwoodie, J., & Seo, Y. (2018) 'Inter-Firm Cooperation and Collaboration in Shipper-Shipping Company Relationships for Enhancing Sustainability', Sustainability, 10(10). Mary Ann Liebert: Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103714
