Özet:

Cooperation has evolved into a strategic move for organisations in our chaotic and swiftly changing society. Developing a strategic route provides organisations with significant outcomes, including low-cost, high-quality products and services, and rapid production processes. Organizations act under the influence of their cultures while determining their strategies. Culture has a say in determining the lifestyles of individuals, society and organizations. In this study; It is aimed to determine the effects of criteria determined as price, R&D, innovation, quality and deadline in the automotive supply chain in determining the difference in cooperation in Western and Japanese management through the concept of culture. For the study, a comprehensive literature search was conducted, and theoretical models and hypotheses were developed in accordance with the literature. Suitable scales for measuring the variables were determined, and a questionnaire was designed to collect data. 371 questionnaires were utilised to collect data from Western and Japanese origin original equipment manufacturer suppliers operating in Turkey. In the study of the research's theoretical models and hypotheses, descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, and the structural equation modelling mediating effect bootstrap technique were employed. As a result of the research, the hypotheses were confirmed, and it was discovered that trust and culture had a moderating influence on buyer-supplier cooperation.

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