Purchasing in small firms – past assumptions, current evidence and future research

Bill Morrissey; Louise Knight

Purchasing in small firms – past assumptions, current evidence and future research

Bill Morrissey, Louise Knight

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Abstract

This paper reviews the literature on purchasing in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in the context of the wider literature on SMEs. Evidence from these sources is related to insights from exploratory interviews with the owner-managers of 15 small firms, to derive recommendations for further research. Our findings complement those of Ellegaard (2006) but also extend these with specific proposals for the process and settings of future research, notably that the priority is to understand purchasing in small firms (cf medium or micro-firms) firms and research should be ‘small firm-centric’.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th Annual IPSERA Conference, Vision 20/20
Subtitle of host publication	preparing today for tomorrow’s challenges
Editors	F. Rozemeijer, M. Wetzels, L. Quintens
Pages	1143-1154
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 11 Apr 2011
Event	International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference - Maastricht, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Apr 2011 → 13 Apr 2011

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Conference	International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Maastricht
Period	11/04/11 → 13/04/11

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Morrissey, B & Knight, L 2011, Purchasing in small firms – past assumptions, current evidence and future research. in F Rozemeijer, M Wetzels & L Quintens (eds), Proceedings of the 20th Annual IPSERA Conference, Vision 20/20: preparing today for tomorrow’s challenges. pp. 1143-1154, International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference, Maastricht, United Kingdom, 11/04/11.

Purchasing in small firms – past assumptions, current evidence and future research. / Morrissey, Bill; Knight, Louise.
Proceedings of the 20th Annual IPSERA Conference, Vision 20/20: preparing today for tomorrow’s challenges. ed. / F. Rozemeijer; M. Wetzels; L. Quintens. 2011. p. 1143-1154.

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