Information sharing and the bane of information leakage: a multigroup analysis of contract versus noncontract
Journal of Enterprise Information Management
ISSN: 1741-0398
Article publication date: 12 June 2020
Issue publication date: 28 January 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This study investigates information quality, information security technology and information sharing with moderation by information security culture and information leakage and how they all play out to influence supply chain performance for contract suppliers (Contract), noncontract suppliers (Noncontract) and pooled suppliers (Contract and Noncontract combined).
Design/methodology/approach
Multigroup analysis was deployed to compare the impact on Contract and Noncontract.
Findings
The finding on pooled suppliers confirmed the hypothesis that, in the multigroup analysis, information security culture negatively impacted the information quality–information sharing relationship of Contract.
Practical implications
The practical learning point is that Noncontract could still share information and perform and in some instances better than Contract. Noncontract suppliers are still workable.
Originality/value
Information security culture motivated Noncontract to share and perform better than Contract. This result presents a dilemma.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, British Academy and Newton-Ungku Omar Fund [grant number 304 / PMGT / 650912 / B130] for supporting this research project.
Citation
Wong, W.-P., Tan, K.H., Chuah, S.H.-W., Tseng, M.-L., Wong, K.Y. and Ahmad, S. (2021), "Information sharing and the bane of information leakage: a multigroup analysis of contract versus noncontract", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 34 No. 1, pp. 28-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-11-2019-0368
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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