Examining the Moderating Role of Government Interdependence on the Relationship between Agricultural Commodities Innovativeness and Supply Chain Resilience: Evidence from Pakistan-Afghan Trade

Abstract

The present study investigated the relationship between agribusiness innovativeness and supply chain resilience in the context of agricultural commodities trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Moreover, the moderating role of government interdependence also investigated in this relationship. The study distributed 380 questionnaires among the actors, out of which 314 were received back. Primarily, the scale reliability was confirmed through Cronbach’s alpha technique and found that all the scales used in the study were reliable. The results showed that agribusiness innovativeness has a positive and significant association with supply chain resilience. Government interdependence significantly moderates the relationship between agribusiness innovativeness and supply chain resilience. Theoretical and managerial implications along with future research directions are also discussed

Keywords:Agribusiness innovativeness, Supply chain resilience, Government interdependence, Cross border trade