Jia, Fu; Lamming, Richard; Sartor, Marco; Orzes, Guido; … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 154 (2014) C, pp. 284-298
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...