Environmental Impact on Purchase Decision Structure

Klebba, Joanne M.; Dwyer, F. Robert

doi:10.1111/j.1745-493x.1981.tb00630.x

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“…As uncertainty increases, organizations may decide to implement a more flexible and less bureaucratic structure to facilitate a free flow of information (Spekman and Stern 1979). The results of the studies are ambiguous: while some studies found a negative relationship between the degree of environmental uncertainty and the level of formalization of purchasing (Spekman and Stern 1979;Klebba and Dwyer 1981;Thomas and Grashof 1982;Lau, Goh, and Phua 1999), conflicting relationships have been reported between environmental uncertainty and other structural variables, such as centralization, specialization, complexity, or the size of the buying center (Appendix H). McCabe (1987) argued that these differences may be due to the operationalization of the constructs used, wherefore he suggests differentiating between perceived and objective uncertainty.…”

Section: Bur -Business Research Official Open Access Journal Of Vhb Gmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…The second structural variable shown in Figure 3, specialization, refers to the division of labor in the organization (Klebba and Dwyer 1981;GarridoSamaniego and Gutiérrez-Cillán 2004). Several authors differentiated between two forms of specialization and suggested that tasks may either be grouped by functions or by objects (e.g., Germain and Dröge 1998;Robbins 1990: 84-86).…”

Section: Organization Of Purchasing In Public Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Purchasing Organization and Design: A Literature Review

Glock

Hochrein

2011

Bus Res

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This paper presents the results of a comprehensive literature review of the organization of purchasing covering the period from 1967 to 2009. The review provides a structured overview of prior research topics and findings and identifies gaps in the existing literature that may be addressed in future research. The intention of the review is to a) synthesize prior research, b) provide researchers with a structural framework on which future research on the organization of purchasing may be oriented, and c) suggest promising areas for future research.

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Section: Bur -Business Research Official Open Access Journal Of Vhb Gmentioning

confidence: 72%

Section: Organization Of Purchasing In Public Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Purchasing Organization and Design: A Literature Review

Glock

Hochrein

2011

Bus Res

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“…Finally, specialisation refers to the division of labour and tasks designed into the four levels of purchasing organisation within the company (Klebba and Dwyer, 1981), which is measured by the number of specialised roles assigned to each level. In GS practice, for example, commodity teams might be allocated the tasks of spending analysis and category management, whereas IPOs might be responsible for negotiation and other commercial issues and for quality assurance and supplier-development issues.…”

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Global sourcing strategy and structure: towards a conceptual framework

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Orzes

Sartor

et al. 2017

IJOPM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a synthesised conceptual framework for global sourcing (GS) strategy and structure. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopt a systematic literature review method and analyse through content analysis techniques 52 peer-reviewed journal articles focussed on GS strategy and structure. Based on these analyses, a conceptual model is developed. Findings A synthesised construct of GS strategy, consisting of three dimensions, i.e., supply internationalisation, internal integration and external integration, is proposed. The GS structure construct is further broken down into structural design and control and coordination, consisting of three dimensions for each. Propositions for GS strategy, GS structure and, in particular, the relationships between them are developed for future empirical validation. Originality/value This is the first study which synthesises various dimensions of GS strategy and GS structure and advances/extends the theory of the strategy-structure nexus to a GS context. The conceptual model provides a comprehensive framework for future empirical work and opens avenues of research on this topic.

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“…Factors that affect authority levels of foreignbased purchasing managers Micro: Centralization and decentralization of authority Structure defines the extent of integration and decision making in procurement. Klebba and Dwyer (1981).…”

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Evolving Purchasing and Supply Organizations: A contingency model for structural alternatives

Bals

Laine

Mugurusi

2018

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

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Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM) is under significant pressure to find levers to further increase its contribution to corporate goals. In order to improve performance in line with expectations, Purchasing and Supply Organizations (PSOs) have to evolve continuously. To help address this challenge, a comprehensive contingency framework of PSO structures is presented. The framework is based on existing literature on PSO contingency factors as well as analysis of two case companies. The findings highlight the importance of taking a contingency perspective for understanding the PSO and combining a detailed view of macro-level structural dimensions with micro-level characteristics. These macro-level dimensions comprise category, business unit, geography and activity. The micro-level characteristics comprise centralization, formalization, specialization, participation and standardization. From a theoretical perspective, the contingency framework opens up insights that can be leveraged in future studies in the fields of hybrid PSOs, global sourcing organizations, and International Purchasing Offices (IPOs).From a practical standpoint, an assessment of external and internal contingencies and their relation to specific structural dimensions and characteristics provides the opportunity for more consciously evolving the PSO to continue to improve PSM's contribution.

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Environmental Impact on Purchase Decision Structure

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Purchasing Organization and Design: A Literature Review

Purchasing Organization and Design: A Literature Review

Global sourcing strategy and structure: towards a conceptual framework

Evolving Purchasing and Supply Organizations: A contingency model for structural alternatives

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