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

Bill Morrissey; Louise Knight; F. Rozemeijer; M. Wetzels; L. Quintens

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

Bill Morrissey, Louise Knight, F. Rozemeijer (Editor), M. Wetzels, L. Quintens (Editor)

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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
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 11 Apr 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	20th Annual IPSERA Conference 2011: Vision 20/20 - Preparing today for tomorrow's challenges - Maastricht, Netherlands Duration: 10 Apr 2011 → 13 Apr 2011 Conference number: 20

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Conference	20th Annual IPSERA Conference 2011
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Maastricht
Period	10/04/11 → 13/04/11

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