@inbook {1975356, title = {Social Networks: Dyads, Triads, and Networks.}, year = {2022}, month = {2022}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Wu,Zhaohui and Choi,Thomas} } @inbook {1975361, title = {Social Networks: Dyads, Triads, and Networks.}, year = {2022}, month = {2022}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Wu,Zhaohui and Choi,Thomas} } @article {1979931, title = {Toward a Theory of Nexus Supplier}, year = {2013}, month = {2013}, address = {Denver, CO}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Kim,Yusoon and Yan,Tingting and Choi,Thomas} } @article {1984491, title = {Supplier Relationship Management: An Implementation Framework}, year = {2011}, month = {2011}, address = {Tempe AZ}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Kim,Yusoon and Choi,Thomas and Monczka,Robert M and McDowell,C. P} } @article {1975536, title = {Taking the Leap from Dyads to Triads: Buyer-Supplier Relationships in Supply Network.}, journal = {Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management}, volume = {14}, year = {2009}, month = {2009}, pages = {263-266, 269-270}, abstract = {A network is made up of nodes and links. The smallest unit that consists of both these network elements is a dyad made up of two nodes (a buyer and a supplier) and the link that connects them (a buyer{\textendash}supplier relationship).

Naturally, the focus of the supply chain management literature has been on this dyad. For instance, a buyer affects a supplier through its supplier evaluation and certificate programs, as well as long-term agreement practices. The relationship between a buyer and its supplier has been characterized as cooperative or adversarial. We have learned a great deal about supply chains through such studies in dyadic context.

However, we submit that in a network, a dyad is not the smallest unit of a network. In fact, the smallest unit is a triad, made up of three nodes and the links that connect them. If so, how would this recognition guide us as we move forward to investigate supply chains as a network? What would be its implications to the genre of the literature on buyer{\textendash}supplier relationships?}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Choi,Thomas and Wu,Zhaohui} } @article {1975541, title = {Triads in Supply Networks: Theorizing Buyer–Supplier–Supplier Relationships}, journal = {Journal of Supply Chain Management}, volume = {45}, year = {2009}, month = {2009}, pages = {8-25 JSCM Best Paper Runner-up}, abstract = {Past studies in supply chain management have focused on dyadic relationships (e.g., buyer{\textendash}supplier), as all relationships in a network begin with a dyad. However, dyads do not capture the essence of a network. We posit in this paper that triads are the fundamental building blocks of a network. To begin considering triads in supply networks, we build on two extant bodies of literature {\textemdash} the buyer{\textendash}supplier relationship and supplier{\textendash}supplier relationship literature which offer us the context of buyer{\textendash}supplier{\textendash}supplier triads. By doing so, we are taking the first step toward cracking the internal dynamics of triads in supply networks. To build theoretical propositions, we apply balance theory and the structural-hole concept. We identify nine triadic archetypes of buyer{\textendash}supplier{\textendash}supplier relationships and state key propositions that aid in decision making in supply networks.}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Choi,Thomas and Wu,Zhaohui} } @article {1979961, title = {Structural Embeddedness and Supplier Management: A Network Perspective}, year = {2008}, month = {2008}, address = {Baltimore, MD}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Kim,Yusoon and Choi,Thomas} } @article {1979971, title = {Missing Dimension in Buyer-Supplier Relationship Taxonomy}, year = {2007}, month = {2007}, address = {Phoenix, AZ}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Kim,Yusoon and Choi,Thomas} } @article {1979976, title = {Rethinking Supplier Evaluation Practices: A Structural Embeddedness Perspective}, year = {2007}, month = {2007}, address = {Phoenix, AZ}, keywords = {Supply Chain}, author = {Kim,Yusoon and Choi,Thomas} }