Authors: Lieven Quintens; Paul Matthyssens; Wouter Faes
Inward internationalisation receives more and more attention in recent literature. This article contributes to this developing domain by providing a holistic description of the underlying processes of one aspect of it: global purchasing/sourcing. By means of case study research, carried out in eight companies, drivers and inhibitors of globalisation are highlighted, elements of an international sourcing program and their critical success factors are revealed. From this, a preliminary process model is developed, giving insight in the initiation and implementation stages of global sourcing. Attention is also given to the role of the suppliers and the impact on them.
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Publish Year: 2003
Conference: Lugano, Switzerland (2003)