The Role of Resources and Capabilities in Global Sourcing: An Empirical Study Using Structural Equation Modeling

摘要：

This study empirically investigates how firm-specific capabilities and resources acquired through global sourcing activities affect process performance. The underlying research model was based on the resource- and capability-based view of the firm. In order to test the model, an empirical study was conducted through structured telephone interviews with Chief Procurement Officers and Purchasing Managers of 200 large-sized companies in five European countries. The results showed that process performance was strongly influenced by the level of external resources in control, which in turn were very strongly related to the extent of global sourcing capabilities of the firm. The overall conclusion is that global sourcing capabilities help firms getting access to a larger resource pool, which in turn affects performance in terms of effectiveness and efficiency positively.

关键词： Global Purchasing Strategy Development Supplier Management Factor Analysis Structural Equation Modeling

作者: Martin Lockstrom

作者单位: China Europe International Business School, China Postal Address: China Europe International Business School,Hongfeng Rd. 699,201206 Shanghai

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Tenth International Conference on Information and Management Sciences(IMS)(第十届信息与管理科学国际会议)

会议地点: 拉萨

会议语种:英文

页码: 120-126

在线出版日期: 2011-08-06（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）