Development of purchasing groups during their life cycle: from infancy to maturity

Schotanus, Fredo, Bakker, Elmer, Walker, Helen Lisbeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-9231 and Essig, Michael 2011. Development of purchasing groups during their life cycle: from infancy to maturity. Public Administration Review 71 (2) , pp. 265-275. 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02337.x

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Abstract

Increasingly, public sector organizations collaborate to buy products and services. They collectively form purchasing groups to deliver more value for money. What is the progress of these small-scale developments of public sector purchasing groups to date, in the early phases of their life cycle? Although previous research provides general descriptions of life-cycle phases, little attention has been paid to detailed small-scale developments that take place within each life-cycle phase. As a result, little knowledge is available about small-scale developments of purchasing groups. More insight is important in order to better understand how purchasing groups can develop over time from one life-cycle phase into another. Three in-depth case studies from different countries offer a unique comparative overview of small-scale developments in these early life-cycle phases for their five dimensions. Most small-scale problems follow a predictable path, but the way in which the purchasing groups deal with such problems differs depending on the specific situation of the group.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Publisher:	Wiley Blackwell
ISSN:	0033-3352
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 09:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/33712

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