IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/opmare/v15y2022i3d10.1007_s12063-022-00256-w.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A sustainable sourcing competence model for purchasing and supply management professionals

Author

Listed:
  • Heike Schulze

    (Mainz University of Applied Sciences
    London South Bank University)

  • Lydia Bals

    (Mainz University of Applied Sciences
    EBS University for Business and Law
    Copenhagen Business School (CBS))

  • Jon Warwick

    (London South Bank University)

Abstract

In order to implement sustainability standards in practice, capabilities are needed at the organizational level as well as at the individual level. The presented sustainable purchasing and supply management (SPSM) competence model is based on the combination of a systematic literature review (SLR) and a Delphi study. The competence model outlines specific SPSM competences which are divided into functional-oriented, cognition-oriented, social-oriented and meta-oriented competence clusters. We also discuss their applicability during typical purchasing and supply management processes. Each of the 26 competences is presented with a short definition as well as exemplary behaviors. For research on SPSM from an organizational point of view, the analysis of the relevance of competences with regard to purchasing process stages offers a conceptual basis for bringing sustainability into overall PSM models, instead of positioning sustainability as an ‘add-on’ activity, which risks the potential of sustainability issues becoming marginalized. The resulting SPSM competence model can serve as a basis for improving teaching and training in both higher education and professional training contexts. In practice, it can also serve to aid the selection of new employees, evaluate employee performance, create development plans or build HR systems.

Suggested Citation

  • Heike Schulze & Lydia Bals & Jon Warwick, 2022. "A sustainable sourcing competence model for purchasing and supply management professionals," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 1418-1444, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:opmare:v:15:y:2022:i:3:d:10.1007_s12063-022-00256-w
    DOI: 10.1007/s12063-022-00256-w
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12063-022-00256-w
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s12063-022-00256-w?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Walker, Helen & Brammer, Stephen, 2012. "The relationship between sustainable procurement and e-procurement in the public sector," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 140(1), pages 256-268.
    2. Luzzini, Davide & Brandon-Jones, Emma & Brandon-Jones, Alistair & Spina, Gianluca, 2015. "From sustainability commitment to performance: The role of intra- and inter-firm collaborative capabilities in the upstream supply chain," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 51-63.
    3. Joe Miemczyk & Thomas Johnsen & Monica Macquet, 2012. "Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels," Post-Print hal-00858680, HAL.
    4. E. R. Osagie & R. Wesselink & V. Blok & T. Lans & M. Mulder, 2016. "Individual Competencies for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Literature and Practice Perspective," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 135(2), pages 233-252, May.
    5. Derwik, Pernilla & Hellström, Daniel & Karlsson, Stefan, 2016. "Manager competences in logistics and supply chain practice," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(11), pages 4820-4825.
    6. Frank Montabon & Mark Pagell & Zhaohui Wu, 2016. "Making Sustainability Sustainable," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 52(2), pages 11-27, April.
    7. Lutz von Rosenstiel, 2011. "Employee Behavior in Organizations. On the Current State of Research," management revue. Socio-economic Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 22(4), pages 344-366.
    8. Aguinis, Herman & Glavas, Ante, 2013. "Embedded Versus Peripheral Corporate Social Responsibility: Psychological Foundations," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(4), pages 314-332, December.
    9. Tulin Dzhengiz & Eva Niesten, 2020. "Competences for Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Review on the Impact of Absorptive Capacity and Capabilities," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 162(4), pages 881-906, April.
    10. Janssen, Catherine & Sen, Sankar & Bhattacharya, CB, 2015. "Corporate crises in the age of corporate social responsibility," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 58(2), pages 183-192.
    11. Catherine Janssen & Sankar Sen & Cb Bhattacharya, 2015. "Corporate crises in the age of corporate social responsibility," Post-Print hal-01563031, HAL.
    12. Dorli Harms & Erik G. Hansen & Stefan Schaltegger, 2013. "Strategies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Investigation of Large German Companies," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(4), pages 205-218, July.
    13. Davide Luzzini & Emma Brandon-Jones & Alistair Brandon-Jones & Gianluca Spina, 2015. "From sustainability commitment to performance: The role of intra-and inter-firm collaborative capabilities in the upstream supply chain," Post-Print hal-01289178, HAL.
    14. Thomas Johnsen & Mickey Howard & Joe Miemczyk, 2014. "Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: A Sustainability Perspective," Post-Print hal-00981470, HAL.
    15. Knight, Louise & Tu, Yi-Hsi & Preston, Jude, 2014. "Integrating skills profiling and purchasing portfolio management: An opportunity for building purchasing capability," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 147(PB), pages 271-283.
    16. Verónica H. Villena, 2019. "The Missing Link? The Strategic Role of Procurement in Building Sustainable Supply Networks," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 28(5), pages 1149-1172, May.
    17. Lutz von Rosenstiel, 2011. "Employee Behavior in Organizations. On the Current State of Research," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 22(4), pages 344-366.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Philip Beske-Janssen & Thomas Johnsen & François Constant & Andreas Wieland, 2023. "New competences enhancing Procurement’s contribution to innovation and sustainability [De nouvelles compétences renforçant la contribution des achats à l'innovation et au développement durable]," Post-Print hal-04191381, HAL.
    2. Surendra Kansara & Sachin Modgil & Rupesh Kumar, 2023. "Structural transformation of fuzzy analytical hierarchy process: a relevant case for Covid-19," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 450-465, March.
    3. Rocío González-Sánchez & Sara Alonso-Muñoz & María Sonia Medina-Salgado, 2023. "Circularity in waste management: a research proposal to achieve the 2030 Agenda," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 1520-1540, September.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Thomas Johnsen & Marie-Anne Le Dain & Nadine Kiratli & Holger Schiele, 2022. "Editorial: Purchasing and innovation: Past, present and future of the field of research," Post-Print hal-03761525, HAL.
    2. Anup Kumar & Santosh Kumar Shrivastav & Avinash K. Shrivastava & Rashmi Ranjan Panigrahi & Abbas Mardani & Fausto Cavallaro, 2023. "Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Performance Measurement, and Management: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-25, March.
    3. Zhe Zhang & Juan Wang & Ming Jia, 2022. "Multilevel Examination of How and When Socially Responsible Human Resource Management Improves the Well-Being of Employees," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 176(1), pages 55-71, February.
    4. Riikkinen, Rilana & Kauppi, Katri & Salmi, Asta, 2017. "Learning Sustainability? Absorptive capacities as drivers of sustainability in MNCs’ purchasing," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(6), pages 1075-1087.
    5. Fu Jia & Yan Jiang, 2018. "Sustainable Global Sourcing: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-26, February.
    6. Soana, Maria Gaia, 2024. "Environmental strategies, environmental performance and board sustainability committees: Are financial and non-financial companies different?," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 69(C).
    7. Gaëlle Angelergues, 2021. "L'engagement "idéologique" : nouvelles voies conceptuelles de la théorie du contrat psychologique et enjeux pour la RSE," Post-Print hal-03390281, HAL.
    8. Hong, Paul & Jagani, Sandeep & Kim, Jinhwan & Youn, Sun Hee, 2019. "Managing sustainability orientation: An empirical investigation of manufacturing firms," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 211(C), pages 71-81.
    9. Chand, Pushpendu & Thakkar, Jitesh J. & Ghosh, Kunal Kanti, 2020. "Analysis of supply chain sustainability with supply chain complexity, inter-relationship study using delphi and interpretive structural modeling for Indian mining and earthmoving machinery industry," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    10. Eglė Stonkutė & Jolita Vveinhardt & Włodzimierz Sroka, 2018. "Training the CSR Sensitive Mind-Set: The Integration of CSR into the Training of Business Administration Professionals," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-14, March.
    11. Cycyota, Cynthia S. & Ferrante, Claudia J. & Schroeder, Jessica M., 2016. "Corporate social responsibility and employee volunteerism: What do the best companies do?," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 59(3), pages 321-329.
    12. Abbas Mardani & Dalia Streimikiene & Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas & Fausto Cavallaro & Mehrbakhsh Nilashi & Ahmad Jusoh & Habib Zare, 2017. "Application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Solve Environmental Sustainability Problems: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-65, October.
    13. Das, Kanchan, 2018. "Integrating lean systems in the design of a sustainable supply chain model," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 198(C), pages 177-190.
    14. Nick Lin-Hi & Igor Blumberg, 2018. "The Link Between (Not) Practicing CSR and Corporate Reputation: Psychological Foundations and Managerial Implications," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 150(1), pages 185-198, June.
    15. Nan Zhou & Heli Wang, 0. "Foreign subsidiary CSR as a buffer against parent firm reputation risk," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 0, pages 1-27.
    16. Hana Trollman & James Colwill, 2021. "The imperative of embedding sustainability in business: A model for transformational sustainable development," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(5), pages 974-986, September.
    17. Li, Qian & Xue, Qiuzhi & Truong, Yann & Xiong, Jie, 2018. "MNCs' industrial linkages and environmental spillovers in emerging economies: The case of China," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 196(C), pages 346-355.
    18. Marta Stanislawska, 2022. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Energy Crisis on CSR Policy in Transport Industry in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-32, November.
    19. Nan Zhou & Heli Wang, 2020. "Foreign subsidiary CSR as a buffer against parent firm reputation risk," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 51(8), pages 1256-1282, October.
    20. Herenia Gutiérrez-Ponce & Julian Chamizo-González & Nuria Arimany-Serrat, 2022. "Disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Information by Spanish Companies: A Compliance Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-19, March.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:opmare:v:15:y:2022:i:3:d:10.1007_s12063-022-00256-w. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.