Summary: | 碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 交通管理科學系 === 102 === This study aims to evaluate the impact of strategic sourcing on supply chain agility and organizational performance in the information technology industry, and considering the moderating effects of environmental uncertainty. During four months of questionnaires distributed, a total of 163 valid samples were collected. A structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used to test the research hypotheses. Result indicated that strategic sourcing had a positive effect on supply chain agility, and supply chain agility had a positive effect on organizational performance. The impact of strategic sourcing on organizational performance was not supported in this study, however, strategic sourcing had an indirect effect on organizational performance mediated by supply chain agility. Otherwise , this study used hierarchical regression analysis to analyze whether moderating effects existed or not. Result indicated that environmental uncertainty had a negative moderating effect between strategic sourcing and supply chain agility, and which had a positive moderating effect between supply chain agility and organizational performance. But environmental uncertainty didn’t exist moderating effect between strategic sourcing and organizational performance. Practical implications of the research findings for information technology companies were discussed.
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