How Informal Exchanges Impact Formal Sourcing Collaboration (and What Supply Managers Can Do about It)

The interplay between informal and formal mechanisms has frequently been analyzed in the general management and supply chain management disciplines. The same is true for linkages between past and present events. However, the extant supply management literature largely conceptualizes formal cross‐functional sourcing collaborations as free from influences emanating from prior encounters. This compartmentalization is in sharp contrast to sociology...