The benefits of multiple boundary spanning roles in purchasing

Previous research has focused on purchasing managers' experience with role stressors and the negative effect of stress on job attitudes and performance. The potential benefits of having multiple responsibilities and a diverse role set have been overlooked. The relationship between purchasing ma...

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Published inThe journal of supply chain management Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 38
Main Authors Hallenbeck, George S, Hautaluoma, Jacob E, Bates, Scott C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wheat Ridge Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.1999
Subjects
Cronbach's alpha
Employment
Hypotheses
Job satisfaction
Managers
Purchasing
Questionnaires
Roles
Studies
Suppliers
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Summary:Previous research has focused on purchasing managers' experience with role stressors and the negative effect of stress on job attitudes and performance. The potential benefits of having multiple responsibilities and a diverse role set have been overlooked. The relationship between purchasing managers' involvement in multiple boundary spanning roles and their perceptions of positive social outcomes related to work is explored. The relationship of these social benefits to job satisfaction was also evaluated. The relationships were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicated positive relationships between each variable in the model. The implications for recruitment, supervision, and job design are discussed.
ISSN:1523-2409
1745-493X