The Impact of Internal Purchasing Resources and Capabilities on Low-Cost Country Sourcing
Hartmann E, Bals L, Kaiser G (2008)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2008
Journal
Book Volume: 78
Pages Range: 31-54
Journal Issue: 4
Abstract
There has been a steady rise of global sourcing practices within firms. A resource-based view model is used to empirically investigate how internal availability of resources and capabilities of the firm affects sourcing in low-cost countries. After a short introduction to the context and relevance of the research topic, the theoretical background of the resource-based view is detailed. Based on this, further literature as well as expert interviews, the constructs, hypotheses and the overall research model are presented. The empirical analysis is based on a survey. The survey data were gathered through structured telephone interviews with Chief Procurement Officers and Purchasing Managers of 156 large-sized companies in five European countries, part of a larger Low Cost Country Sourcing research project. They were analyzed with PLS (Partial Least Squares). The results show that as hypothesized, the availability of internal sourcing resources and capabilities has a high influence on what is sourced externally, with a positive impact on quality, time, costs and market performance.
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APA:
Hartmann, E., Bals, L., & Kaiser, G. (2008). The Impact of Internal Purchasing Resources and Capabilities on Low-Cost Country Sourcing. Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft (Spezial Issue), 78(4), 31-54.
MLA:
Hartmann, Evi, Lydia Bals, and Gernot Kaiser. "The Impact of Internal Purchasing Resources and Capabilities on Low-Cost Country Sourcing." Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft (Spezial Issue) 78.4 (2008): 31-54.
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