Inter-firms relationships and supply chain strategy mechanism in Indonesian family SMEs

In an emerging economy such as Indonesia, family firms represent the most common form of business organization. This study discussed the supply chain strategy mechanism for inter-firms relationships in context of family small medium enterprises (SMEs). This study investigated in what situation family SMEs should apply relational or and formal supply chain strategy mechanism. This study used multiple regression analysis to examine hypothesis. In the data collection, questionnaires were distributed to 350 owners and managers of small-medium enterprises, around seven cities in Java Island in Indonesia.