In this study, the semi-structured interviews were conducted during the first meeting
of this project held at the ASEAN Secretariat Head Office in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Academic and practitioners from Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam were
invited to participate in this interview. A week prior to the meeting, the interview
protocol was e-mailed to the invited interviewees by the project co-coordinator from
the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. During the hour-long interview, each participant
was asked to describe their perceptions and experiences around the research
questions and hypotheses. All interviews were conducted in English, tape-recorded,
and transcribed to facilitate an accurate interpretation.
For practitioners, interviews were structured around the following questions:
(1) How do you measure the level of innovativeness? Please provide two to three
measured indicators commonly used in your company.
(2) What are the roles of senior executives in your company in improving the level
of innovativeness?
(3) What activities have your company implemented to improve relationships
with suppliers and customers?
(4) If applicable, please describe your company’s SCM practices.
(5) If applicable, what factors (internal and external) affect the implementation of
your firm’s SCM practices?
For academics, interviews were structured around the following questions:
(1) What SCM practices are widely used in the automotive industry?
(2) What are the characteristics of corporate entrepreneurship in the automotive
industry that affects the adoption and implementation of SCM practices?
(3) How much effort should senior executives put in adopting and implementing
SCM practices?
(4) How important is good buyer-supplier relationship in adopting and implementing
SCM practices?
Transcribed summary of each interview was sent to the interviewee to ensure that
all information and interpretations were accurate. Based on the summary results of the
interviews and literature review, we developed measures to conceptualize multifaceted
antecedents of SCM practices. Table II summarizes some common observations of the
interviews and related constructs used in the proposed research framework.