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020			_a9783834997517 _9978-3-8349-9751-7
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100	1		_aBaier, Christian. _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Alignment Performance Link in Purchasing and Supply Management _h[electronic resource] : _bPerformance Implications of Fit between Business Strategy, Purchasing Strategy, and Purchasing Practices / _cby Christian Baier.
264		1	_aWiesbaden : _bGabler, _c2008.
300			_aXV, 231 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aProblem situation and research approach -- A theoretical perspective on the contribution of PSM to the generation of competitive advantage -- A conceptual model of the alignment-performance link in PSM -- An empirical analysis of the alignment-performance link in PSM -- Summary and conclusions.
520			_aPurchasing and supply management (PSM) has developed into a discipline of major strategic importance for effectively competing in today’s global marketplace. To leverage PSM’s strategic value creation potential, the decisions and activities of the purchasing function must be aligned with the firm’s overall strategic orientation. Despite general agreement on this matter, research and practice lack knowledge on how exactly such an alignment can be achieved and what performance implications it has. Christian Baier empirically investigates the alignment performance link in PSM. Drawing on the market-based view, resource-based view, principal agent theory, and contingency theory, the author suggests that the relative fit among a firm’s business strategy, its purchasing competitive priorities, and its purchasing practices is key to achieving superior business performance. Results from profile deviation and hierarchical regression analysis of data collected globally from 141 chief purchasing officers in firms with revenues greater than USD 3 billions present strong empirical support for this hypothesis. Baier’s findings provide clear guidance to practitioners on how to design their purchasing strategies and practices to achieve maximum alignment and thus effectively contribute to the firm’s competitive advantage.
650		0	_aBusiness.
650		0	_aManagement science.
650		0	_aIndustrial procurement.
650	1	4	_aBusiness and Management.
650	2	4	_aProcurement.
650	2	4	_aBusiness and Management, general.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783834910578
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-9751-7
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950			_aBusiness and Economics (Springer-11643)
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