Global purchasing strategy and International Purchasing Offices: Evidence from case studies

• Published in: International journal of production economics Vol. 154; pp. 284 - 298
• Main Authors: Jia, Fu, Lamming, Richard, Sartor, Marco, Orzes, Guido, Nassimbeni, Guido
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.08.2014; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Case study; Causality; China; Construction; Economics; Followership; Global sourcing; Initial public offerings; International purchasing; International purchasing office; Offices; Operations research; Organisational design; Organizational structure; Purchasing; Sourcing; Strategic management; Strategy; Studies; Typology; China; Case study; Global sourcing; China; Typology; International purchasing office; Organisational design; Followership

Setting up an international purchasing office (IPO) is one of the key steps for firms doing global sourcing. This paper aims to explore the relationship between strategy and structure in a contemporary global purchasing context. We build a theory of IPOs, employing a case study method to address two...