Abstract
Research on Purchasing Organization is dominated by studies on centralization versus decentralization. While global sourcing relates to the integrated activities of purchasing and other functions in line with the company’s strategic objectives and while it has been put forward that hybrid organizations are on the rise, the exact ways in which companies employ hybrid organizations in this context have not been studied in further detail. By presenting a multi-year case study from 2010 to 2013 at a pharmaceutical company, we elaborate on the existing knowledge regarding hybrid organizations, putting forward several structural variants that lie beneath the surface.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2015 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 24th Annual IPSERA Conference: Preparing for new Competitive Challenges - VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 29 Mar 2015 → 1 Apr 2015 Conference number: 24 http://www.ipsera2015.com/ |
Conference
| Conference | 24th Annual IPSERA Conference |
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| Number | 24 |
| Location | VU University Amsterdam |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Amsterdam |
| Period | 29/03/2015 → 01/04/2015 |
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