Conclusions
This paper contributes to the current
literature in the field of supplier relationship
management by providing more empirical
evidence that effectively managing supplier
relationships contributes to the attainment of a
higher level of operation performance. From a
theoretical perspective, we make efforts to
examine simultaneously a large number of
practices related to supplier relationship
management under a comprehensive framework
in order to determine the positive effect of each
practice in harmony with the others. In
particular, implementation of supply chain
orientation is not only a prerequisite to develop
and manage the partnership with suppliers, but
also an essential part of performance
improvement. The second contribution is that
each dimension of performance links with
different supplier relationship practices. Based
on the understanding of the effectiveness of
single practices, each firm is able to set out its
own list of practices while taking into account
the context of the industry and the ability to
allocate its resources. Investing in practices that
do not match the objectives and competitive
strategies of a firm will result in poor firm
performance and resource waste.
Besides these important contributions, it is
necessary to consider certain limitations related
to the sample size and the design of the
questionnaire. The former limitation that is due
to the limited number of firms participating in
our survey could be addressed in future
researches by extending the number of
observations covering both developed and
developing countries. For the latter limitation,
future research could use multiple methods of
collecting data in order to minimize individual
bias due to the use of self-reported
questionnaires.
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VNU Journal of Science: Economics and Business, Vol. 36, No. 5E (2020) 11-20
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Original Article
Contribution of Supplier Relationship Management
to Firm Performance
Le Thi Tu Anh1,*, Nguyen Thu Ha2
1Thuongmai University, 79 Ho Tung Mau, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
2VNU University of Economics and Business, 144 Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Received 08 December 2020
Revised 20 December 2020; Accepted 20 December 2020
Abstract: Supplier relationship management plays a crucial role in the firm’s development and
success. This paper examines the impact of supplier relationship management on the operational
performance of firms. The data was collected from 304 manufacturing plants in 4 Asian countries
in the period 2013-2015. The results of statistical descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and
regression analysis indicate that supplier relationship management has a positive relationship with
operational performance. The study also proposes some suggestions for researchers and managers
in developing and applying measurement scales of supplier relationship management to improve
supply chain management effectiveness.
Keywords: Supplier relationship management; operational performance; manufacturing firms.
1. Introduction *
In the context of increased competition and
requirements of customers, supplier relationship
management is becoming more and more
important for firm survival and success. In fact,
firms put great efforts into creating and
maintaining collaborative relationships with
their suppliers to improve supply chain
efficiency and effectiveness. Higher efficiencies
in sourcing, planning, producing and
distributing, better resources and risk sharing
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* Corresponding author.
E-mail address: hant@vnu.edu.vn
https://doi.org/10.25073/2588-1108/vnueab.4447
result in performance enhancement and
ultimately sustainable competitive advantage.
Despite this undeniable role, supplier
relationship management has not been properly
and adequately addressed in both theoretical
and practical works. A significant number of
studies still consider supplier relationship as the
extension of the traditional purchasing
management activities [1]. On the other hand,
the majority of current research considers
supplier relationships as just a part of logistics
and supply chain integration. In line with this
approach, both the supplier management
practices and customer relationships, which
constitute external integration, have been
examined simultaneously. Moreover, because
of the profound and direct impact of suppliers
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on cost, quality, time and responsiveness of
buyer firms, supplier relationship management
is usually confused with supply chain
management in many cases. Regarding the
consequences of supplier relationships, the
majority of current researches examined
operational performance as a single measure in
addition to financial performance, rather than
identifying the contribution of supplier
relationship management to different aspects of
operation performance in terms of quality
improvement, cost reduction or delivery
enhancement.
Besides, in spite of a growing number of
studies on supplier relationships over the past
decades, the majority of these studies proposed
that a broad range of supplier-related practices
need to be implemented to gain a set of
performance measures [2]. However, due to
limitations of resources and abilities, it is
relatively difficult for firms to execute all of
these practices at the same time, and to target
all aspects of performances at the same level.
Meanwhile, firms need to focus on one key
performance measure as part of their strategic
choice. In fact, based on their own priority list
of performance goals, it is more practicable to
determine and develop the best supplier
relationship management practices to address
particular performances.
Given the research gap and practical issues,
this paper aims to clarify the individual
contribution of supplier relationship
management practices to firm performance in
terms of ability to meet customer requirements.
Specifically, we try to answer two research
questions: What are the contributions of the
supplier relationship management to firm
performance and which supplier relationship
management practices have the most significant
contribution for firm performance?
2. Literature Review
2.1. Supplier Relationship
Supplier relationship could be defined as
the long-term relationship between a firm and
its suppliers. The buyer-supplier relationship,
which is oriented towards quality management,
tends to be very close, based on long-term
common interests [3]. Under the pressure of
maintaining a competitive position and
responding to dynamic and unpredictable
changes occurring in the business environment,
the need for buyers developing and maintaining
a strategic long-term relationships with their
suppliers for the fulfillment of common goals is
increasingly recognized [4]. Through close
relationships with suppliers, buyers are more
willing to share risk and reward, encourage
mutual planning and problem-solving efforts,
and maintain the relationship over a longer
period of time [2].
The extant studies reveal the importance of
supplier relationship. Supplier relationship
management has received increasing attention
from both researchers and practitioners.
Effective supplier relationship management
allows firms to exploit the capabilities,
expertise and technologies, as well as the
efficiencies of their supplier, which in turn
helps firms to be more flexible and responsive
to changing needs of customers [5]. A large
number of researches from different theoretical
perspectives have tried to explain the
motivation of firms to develop and maintain
strategic long-term relationships with suppliers,
such as transaction cost economics, a
resource-based view, a relational view and
social exchange.
By combining the similarities of these
various theoretical approaches, we could
consider supplier relationship management as
an interdependent relationship developed and
fostered through strategic collaboration with the
goal of deriving mutual benefits. Especially,
supplier relationship management focuses on
how to develop and maintain a strategic long-
term relationship with suppliers.
2.2. Contributions of Supplier Relationship
Management to Firm Performance
The linkages between supplier relationship
management and the performance of a firm
have been highlighted in the supplier alliance
literature. This subject was addressed from
different perspectives associated with a wide
variety of relationship management approaches
and outcome measurements:
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i) Much of the recent research examined the
relationship with suppliers in the context of
supply chain integration. Lee at al. (2007)
explored the influence of the supplier
relationship, as well as customer linkage and
internal integration [6]. The study of Liu et all
(2016) showed the impact of the supplier
relationship on both operational and financial
performance while taking into account the
interaction between supply chain integration
and information technology competency [7];
ii) Regarding outcome measurements, the
benefits of supplier relationship management
could be measured by different indicators.
Numerous studies provided support for the fact
that a successful relationship with suppliers
could substantially improve financial
performance at firm level, including growth of
sales, return on investment and profit margins
on sales [8,9,10]. Operational performance was
also considered in studies on supplier
relationship. Such performance could be
employed as a single scale in the studiy of
Cousins and Menguc (2006) [11]. In some
cases, different dimensions of operational
performance were demonstrated to be positively
related to supplier relationship;
iii) The findings on the effectiveness of
supplier relationship management are still
mixed. While the positive impact of supplier
relationship management on buyer performance
was supported by both theoretical and empirical
evidence, the opposite results were also
reported in several studies [12-14].
Overall, while the empirical studies related
to supplier relationship management are
extensive, there is only little consensus on
which approach is appropriate to assess supplier
relationship, or on how to measure the
contribution of supplier relationship
management practices on performance. In
addition, there is limited evidence of the impact
of these practices on each aspect of firm
performance and of which practices have the
most significant contribution to firm
performance suggesting the need for more
research in this field. The complexity of both
relationship management aspects and
performance metrics, and the mixed findings
concerned as to the contribution of supplier
relationship to buyer performance motivated us
to conduct further research.
Figure 1. Analytical Framework.
3. Analytical Framework
In this study, we aim to clarify the role of
supplier relationship management. We propose
that supplier relationship management has
potential benefits for operational performance
of firms (Figure 1).
Supplier relationship management
1. Top management support
2. Credibility
3. Benevolence
4. Alignment
5. Supply chain quality focus
6. Expectation of relationship continuation
7. Supplier lead time
8. Shared meaning
9. Supply base reduction
10. Supply chain leadership
11. Formal supplier evaluation system
12. Agreement on supply chain visions and goals
13. Supplier involvement in quality improvement
14. Supplier development
15. Supply chain planning
16. Information technology links with suppliers
Supply chain
performance
- Quality
- Cost
- Delivery speed
- On-time delivery
- Flexibility
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Based on the cited literature, we examined
supplier relationship management through 16
scales, including 4 supply chain orientation
practices and 12 supplier relationship practices.
The detail description of these practices is
shown in Table 1.
Although financial measures, such as
market share, return on investment, income, and
profits were frequently considered as a general
measure to assess a firm’s performance because
of its simplicity, operational performance
measures are more likely to clarify the distinct
impact of supplier relationship management.
This is because an overall financial
performance implicitly incorporates the effects
of factors other than those related to the
relationship with suppliers [5]. Meanwhile,
operational performance measures could
provide a relatively direct indication of the
effects of the relationship between the various
supply chain constructs [15]. Thus, for the
purpose of comprehensively evaluating the
contributions of supplier relationship
management to buyer performance, the firm
performance is measured by using five aspects
of operational performance, including the
ability to meet the customer’s needs in terms of
quality, cost, delivery speed, on-time delivery
and flexibility.
Table 1. Descriptions of measurement scales
Scales Description Sources
1
Top management
support
This scale describes the extent to which top managers considered
relationship with suppliers as of critical importance to their firm.
[16, 17,
18]
2 Credibility
This scale describes the extent to which the firm builds a good
reputation when doing business with its suppliers.
3 Benevolence
This scale describes the extent to which the firm counts on
its suppliers.
4 Alignment
This scale describes the extent to which the firm is willing to share
problems or openly communicate with its suppliers.
5
Supply chain
quality focus
Supply chain focus is the competitive strategy that underlies the
plant’s supply chain management efforts.
This scale describes the extent to which a firm efforts focus
on quality in its relationships with its suppliers, especially in
supplier selection.
[2, 7, 19,
20, 21, 22,
23]
6
Expectation of
relationship
continuation
This scale describes the extent to which the relationship with key
suppliers is expected to continue into the future
7 Supplier lead time
This scale describes the extent to which supplier lead time is
encouraged in the plant’s supply chains.
8 Shared meaning
This scale describes the extent to which the plant and its key
suppliers have a shared understanding of supply chain relationships,
activities, communication and information.
9
Supply base
reduction
Supply chain design is the way in which the supply chain focus is
built into the supply
chain. This scale measures the extent to which the reduction of the
size of the supply base is emphasized.
10
Supply chain
leadership
This scale measures the extent to which the plant is perceived to be
the leader with its supply chains.
11
Formal supplier
evaluation system
This scale measures the extent to which supplier evaluation is based
on a formal system.
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12
Agreement on
supply chain
visions and goals
This scale measures the extent to which all supply chain members
share a common vision.
13
Supplier
involvement in
quality
improvement
Supply chain implementation takes the design of the supply chain and
operationalizes it into specific practices. This scale describes the
extent to which a supplier is involved with its supplier’s quality
improvement efforts.
14
Supplier
development
This scale describes the extent to which the plant provides support for
supplier development.
15
Supply chain
planning
This scale describe the extent to which supply chain activities are
planned and effectively monitored.
16
Information
technology links
with suppliers
This scale measure the extent to which information technology is
used to connect with key suppliers.
k
The contribution of supplier relationship
management to performance improvement is
mentioned in both theoretical and empirical
studies. Regarding the supply chain orientation
practices, internal behavioral elements were
suggested to influence not only financial
performance but also the operational
performance of firms [16]. Several studies
showed that trust (credibility and benevolence)
positively affects cost savings, market share
growth and contributes to the long-term
stability of the buyer-supplier relationship [24].
Other studies mentioned that strategically
managed long-term relationships with suppliers
helps firms achieve higher performance through
communication, quality and coordination
improvement and cost reduction; and generates
competitive advantage [2, 8]. On the empirical
side, the majority of studies provided evidence
that operational performance of firms could be
enhanced by implementing supplier relationship
management practices [22, 23].
These discussions lead us to posit that
supplier relationship management has potential
benefits for the operational performance
of firms.
H1: Supplier relationship management
positively contributes to quality performance of
manufacturing companies
H2: Supplier relationship management
positively contributes to performance in terms
of cost.
H3: Supplier relationship management
positively contributes to performance in terms
of delivery speed.
H4: Supplier relationship management
positively contributes to performance in terms
of on-time delivery.
H5: Supplier relationship management
positively contributes to performance in terms
of flexibility.
4. Data Collection and Analysis
4.1. Data Collection
The data used in this paper comes from the
survey of manufacturing plants that was
implemented from 2013 to 2015. This survey
focused on investigating manufacturing plants
that were better than others in terms of
operational performance in order to clarify how
they could achieve that superior performance.
The data was gathered from 304 manufacturing
plants which cover 4 countries in Asia: China,
Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. Three
industries targeted were electronics/electrical,
machinery and automotive.
In this study, we utilized 16 measurement
scales to evaluate supplier relationship
management practices and 5 measurement
scales to measure firm performance. The
questions were developed based on the 5 point
Likert scale which offers a range of answer
options, from 1 - Strongly disagree to
5 - Strongly agree. In each manufacturing plant,
the survey respondents are upstream supply
chain managers.
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4.2. Measurement Test
The data collected were firstly analyzed to
check reliability, content and construct validity.
i) The reliability of measurement scale was
affirmed with the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient
of each scale over the acceptance value of 0.6.
ii) The content was also validated by an
extensive review of both theoretical and
empirical studies concerned with supplier
relationship management and firm level
operational performance.
iii) For construct validity, we used within-
scale factor analysis with three criteria:
eigenvalues greater than 1, percentage of
variance larger than 50 per cent and the value of
item factor loadings higher than 0.4.
Table 2 show the results of measurement
test for the pooled sample, which affirmed the
reliability and validity of data.
Table 2. Measurement test and descriptive statistics
Measurement scales Cronbach’s
Alpha
Min Max Mean Standard
deviation
Supplier relationship management
Top management support 0.783 1.625 5.000 3.932 0.681
Credibility 0.693 2.000 5.000 4.153 0.591
Benevolence 0.749 2.250 5.000 3.931 0.569
Alignment 0.732 2.000 5.000 4.162 0.550
Supply chain quality focus 0.706 1.750 5.000 4.055 0.608
Expectation of relationship continuation 0.723 1.000 5.000 4.349 0.558
Supplier lead time 0.699 1.250 5.000 4.052 0.586
Shared meaning 0.755 2.000 5.000 4.111 0.534
Supply base reduction 0.691 1.000 5.000 3.508 0.696
Agreement on supply chain visions and goals 0.853 1.750 5.000 3.864 0.658
Formal supplier evaluation system 0.859 1.000 5.000 3.872 0.830
Supply chain leadership 0.793 1.000 5.000 3.682 0.686
Supplier involvement in quality improvement 0.700 2.000 5.000 4.134 0.615
Supplier development 0.801 2.333 5.000 3.887 0.609
Supply chain planning 0.843 1.000 5.000 3.788 0.704
Information technology links with suppliers 0.839 1.000 5.000 3.367 1.007
Operational performance
Quality 0.740 2.000 5.000 4.306 0.589
Cost 0.800 1.000 5.000 3.207 0.875
Delivery speed 0.660 2.000 5.000 3.698 0.620
On-time delivery 0.718 2.000 5.000 3.879 0.654
Flexibility 0.840 1.500 5.000 3.818 0.679
H
4.2. Correlation Analysis
After ensuring that all scales were reliable
and valid, we tested the correlation between
Supplier relationship management and
Operational performance. The result of
correlation analysis is presented in Table 3. It is
remarkable that On-time delivery has
correlations with all supplier relationship
management variables. Meanwhile, Cost
performance has significant correlations with
only 10 among 14 supplier relationship
practices. Even so, the contribution of overall
supplier relationship management to cost
reduction is undeniable. Further observations
on correlation results showed that Cost has
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medium correlation with Information
technology links with suppliers with absolute
value in a range from 0.3 to 0.5 [25]. The
medium correlations of On-time delivery with
Benevolence (0.342), with Shared meaning
(0.325), with Agreement on supply chain
visions and goals (0.312) and with Supply chain
leadership (0.340) are also significant at the
0.01 leve.
The stepwise regression analysis was
performed between operational performance
and 16 practices of supplier relationship
management (Table 4). Firstly, 8.1 per cent of
the variance of Quality performance can be
explained by Agreement on supply chain vision
and goals. For the second regression model,
14.7 per cent of the variance of Cost
performance can be predicted by Information
technology links with suppliers. Similarly, Top
management support can explain 4.9 per cent of
the variance of Delivery speed; Information
technology links with suppliers, Benevolence
and Supplier lead time can explain 14.3 per cent
of the variance of On-time delivery; Supplier
lead time and Supplier involvement in quality
improvement can explain 8.2 per cent of the
variance of Flexibility.
Secondly, all of these supplier relationship
management practices have a positive
contribution to improving quality, reducing
costs and enhancing delivery speed, on-time
delivery and flexibility. Thirdly, Information
technology links with suppliers and Supplier
lead time have impact in multiple aspects of
performance, respectively on both Cost and
On-time delivery and on both On-time delivery
and Flexibility.
Thirdly, a number of practices link with a
single dimension of performance, while others
link results in multiple performance outcomes.
In fact, agreement between supplier and buyer
firms on common visions and goals is
predictive of quality performance; top
management support directly impacts cost
outcome; supplier involvement in quality
improvement only impacts flexibility.
Information technology has a positive effect on
both cost and on-time delivery. Supplier lead
time simultaneously impacts on-time delivery
and flexibility.
Table 3. Results of correlation analysis
Quality Cost
Delivery
speed
On-time
delivery
Flexibility
Top management support 0.215** 0.221** 0.252** 0.276** 0.238**
Credibility 0.201** 0.066 0.169** 0.257** 0.216**
Benevolence 0.280** 0.174** 0.198** 0.342** 0.254**
Alignment 0.245** 0.069 0.212** 0.292** 0.259**
Supply chain quality focus 0.258** 0.071 0.130* 0.284** 0.144*
Expectation of relationship continuation 0.213** -0.012 0.103 0.143* 0.147*
Supplier lead time 0.204** 0.114 0.186** 0.296** 0.269**
Shared meaning 0.282** 0.161** 0.197** 0.325** 0.223**
Supply base reduction 0.105 0.127* 0.072 0.125* 0.110
Agreement on supply chain vision and goals 0.296** 0.184** 0.229** 0.312** 0.223**
Formal supplier evaluation system 0.218** 0.202** 0.138* 0.219** 0.108
Supply chain leadership 0.169** 0.235** 0.214** 0.340** 0.196**
Supplier involvement in quality improvement 0.281** 0.184** 0.201** 0.281** 0.254**
Supplier development 0.213** 0.158* 0.144* 0.258** 0.184**
Supply chain planning 0.117 0.126* 0.143* 0.188** 0.095
Information technology links with suppliers 0.145* 0.381** 0.210** 0.278** 0.145*
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
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4.3. Stepwise Regression Analysis
Table 4. Results of stepwise regression analysis
Quality Cost Delivery speed On-time delivery Flexibility
Adjusted R square 0.081 0.147 0.049 0.143 0.082
ANOVA F 22.706 43.480 13.851 14.737 11.966
Sig. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Independent variables Beta Sig. Beta Sig. Beta Sig. Beta Sig. Beta Sig.
Agreement on supply
chain vision and goals
0.291 0.000
Information
technology links with
suppliers
0.388 0.000 0.164 0.010
Top management
support
0.231 0.000
Benevolence 0.194 0.008
Supplier lead time 0.147 0.040 0.181 0.015
Supplier involvement
in quality
improvement
0.157 0.034
d
Based on the overall results presented in
this section, our five hypotheses can all be
accepted, which means that supplier
relationship management positively contributes
to the operational performance of firms.
5. Discussion and Implications
The analysis results of this study provide
several insights on the contribution of supplier
management and operational performance at
firm level.
First of all, this study suggests a
measurement system, which allows the
evaluation of supplier relationship management,
with the scales demonstrating good consistency
and reliability. The findings reinforce the fact
that supply chain orientation is an indispensable
part of supply chain management, and
particularly of supplier relationship
management, which has been stressed in the
works of Min et al. (2007) and Nguyen at al.
[16, 18]. Once supply chain orientation is
employed inside a firm, the implementation of
supply chain orientation across suppliers and
the focal firm can be defined as supply chain
management. The results provide an
implication for managers to employ supply
chain orientation practices in advance of
supplier relationship management
implementation in order to facilitate long-term
supplier relationship development. In other
words, top management support, trust and other
cooperative norms should receive the same
attention that was afforded supplier relationship
management practices, such as shared meaning
and supplier involvement in quality
improvement.
Second, the findings highlight the positive
contribution of overall supplier relationship
management to firm performance, as the ability
to satisfy five aspects of the customer’s needs:
quality, cost, delivery speed, on-time delivery
and flexibility. This empirical result reaffirmed
the important role of developing and
maintaining a strategic long-term relationship
with suppliers in the competitive advantage of a
firm through quality improvement, costs
reduction, delivery and flexibility enhancement.
Similar findings were found in much of the
literature based on exemplar industries, such as
the study of Kumar et al. (2015) on Indian
small and medium manufacturing enterprises
and the study of Nguyen et al. (2018) on
manufacturing companies in Vietnam [26, 18].
Specifically, it is not surprising that several
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authors failed to find an insignificant direct
relationship between supplier relationship and
firm performance. These contrasting results
could be explained by the small number of a
firm’s relationships examined, or by particular
characteristics of the sector selected for the
research design [14, 27]. One of the significant
implementations is that the linkage between
supplier relationship management and
performance should be carefully applied to
determine strategies to attain higher performance,
depending on the specific industrial and
environmental context of each firm.
Third, the regression analysis results reveal
the key supplier relationship management
practices that mainly contribute to the
improvement of each dimension of operational
performance. Moreover, different supplier
relationship management practices could lead to
different outcomes. A meaningful implication
offered by this paper is that in the context of
limited resources, firms should concentrate on a
critical set of practices that are directly related
to their targeted performances. This also
supports the finding of Prajogo et al. (2012) that
firms do not necessarily need to implement a
broad range of supplier management practices
in their operations, instead, they need to focus
on the practices that best enable them to attain
their desired performance outcomes [2].
6. Conclusions
This paper contributes to the current
literature in the field of supplier relationship
management by providing more empirical
evidence that effectively managing supplier
relationships contributes to the attainment of a
higher level of operation performance. From a
theoretical perspective, we make efforts to
examine simultaneously a large number of
practices related to supplier relationship
management under a comprehensive framework
in order to determine the positive effect of each
practice in harmony with the others. In
particular, implementation of supply chain
orientation is not only a prerequisite to develop
and manage the partnership with suppliers, but
also an essential part of performance
improvement. The second contribution is that
each dimension of performance links with
different supplier relationship practices. Based
on the understanding of the effectiveness of
single practices, each firm is able to set out its
own list of practices while taking into account
the context of the industry and the ability to
allocate its resources. Investing in practices that
do not match the objectives and competitive
strategies of a firm will result in poor firm
performance and resource waste.
Besides these important contributions, it is
necessary to consider certain limitations related
to the sample size and the design of the
questionnaire. The former limitation that is due
to the limited number of firms participating in
our survey could be addressed in future
researches by extending the number of
observations covering both developed and
developing countries. For the latter limitation,
future research could use multiple methods of
collecting data in order to minimize individual
bias due to the use of self-reported
questionnaires.
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