Self-perceived Gender Differences in Purchasing

Klaas Stek; Tess Bijl; Aldis G. Sigurdardottir

Self-perceived Gender Differences in Purchasing

Klaas Stek, Tess Bijl, Aldis G. Sigurdardottir

Entrepreneurship, Technology, Management

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Abstract

Females account for only 12 per cent of the CPOs in Europe, which raises questions regarding gender differences and performance among purchasing and supply (chain) management (PSM) professionals. This study found that gender differences in competence levels depend on age or stage of life; no gender differences of purchasers in their twenties and fifties are found. However, in their thirties and forties, females assess themselves significantly lower on several competences than males. This study emphasises diversifying and nurturing the female PSM work staff to answer the "talent war", which both leads to competitive advantages.

Original language	English
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2021
Event	30th Annual IPSERA Conference 2021: Purchasing Innovation and Crisis Management - Online Event, Knoxville, United States Duration: 29 Mar 2021 → 1 Apr 2021 Conference number: 30 https://www.ipsera.com/ipseraonline2021

Conference

Conference	30th Annual IPSERA Conference 2021
Abbreviated title	IPSERA 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Knoxville
Period	29/03/21 → 1/04/21
Internet address	https://www.ipsera.com/ipseraonline2021

Keywords

Gender differences
purchasing competence
future
age

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30th Annual IPSERA Conference 2021
Klaas Stek (Discussion leader)
29 Mar 2021 → 1 Apr 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Workshop Inkoop Onderzoek Nederland 2021
Klaas Stek (Participant)
19 Jan 2021 → 20 Jan 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Workshop Inkoop Onderzoek Nederland 2019
Klaas Stek (Participant)
15 Jan 2019 → 19 Jan 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...

1 PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT

Purchasing Skills Leading to Success: How to Succeed in Innovation Sourcing
Stek, K., 1 Jun 2021, Enschede: University of Twente. 397 p.
Research output: Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT

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Self-perceived Gender Differences in Purchasing

Abstract

Conference

Keywords

Activities

30th Annual IPSERA Conference 2021

Workshop Inkoop Onderzoek Nederland 2021

Workshop Inkoop Onderzoek Nederland 2019

Research output

Purchasing Skills Leading to Success: How to Succeed in Innovation Sourcing

Cite this