Developing a typology of organisational forms of cooperative purchasing

Fredo Schotanus; Jan Telgen

doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2007.03.002

Developing a typology of organisational forms of cooperative purchasing

Fredo Schotanus^*
, Jan Telgen

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Twente

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Abstract

This paper develops a typology for purchasing groups. In the typology, five main forms of cooperative purchasing are distinguished based on seven main dimensions. The forms are positioned in a matrix according to two distinguishing dimensions. These two dimensions are the 'influence by all members on the group activities' and the 'number of different group activities'. Underlying the two-dimensional matrix, there are five other dimensions that do not distinguish all forms from each other, but further detail the forms of cooperative purchasing. The typology can serve as a guideline for purchasing groups when a suitable organisational form needs to be chosen. In a suitable form, the dimensions of a group fit together. For all groups, it is recommended to find this best fit. This is something in which the typology may help. The paper concludes by emphasising the importance of clearly defining and positioning studied forms, because different forms imply different research models and have different advantages, disadvantages, and critical success factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-68
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2007.03.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007
Externally published	Yes

Funding

The authors thank Marieke van der Lans from the University of Twente, Elmer Bakker from the University of Bath, Mark van de Vijver and Esther Kersten from Tilburg University, Luitzen de Boer from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and the coauthors of the book ‘Inkoopsamenwerking, van theorie naar praktijk’ (in Dutch) for their valuable contributions to the paper. The authors acknowledge partial financial support from the Dutch Association for Purchasing Management (NEVI). Finally, the authors thank the editor and the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive and valuable comments. Appendix A Academic publications dealing explicitly with cooperative purchasing (see ). Table A1 Appendix B Academic publications dealing with forms of cooperative purchasing (see ). Table B1

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Organisational forms
Purchasing group
Typology

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