Purchasing Leadership’s Effectiveness in the Adoption of Procurement 4.0: A Conceptual Framework for Future Research
Keywords:
leadership, accountability, ethics, purchasing leadership effectiveness, purchasing leadership behaviors, digital purchasing, procurement 4.0Abstract
Based on a systematic literature review approach, and drawing on the leadership-member exchange and contingency theories, we develop a conceptual model for the purchasing leadership’s effectiveness in the adoption of Procurement 4.0 that simultaneously consider different aspects of purchasing leadership effectiveness which are: the purchasing leadership behaviors, the contextual factors, and the quality of the relationship between the purchasing leaders and their subordinates as well as other members of the organization.
In so doing, this study sheds great light on the central role that the purchasing leaders can play in the digitalization of a purchasing function, and offers unique insights on this process, which could provide a fertile ground for future research in this field. Moreover, this study suggests that the purchasing leaders have competencies to build-up the required capacities and capabilities which will support the organizational vision and the digital transformation of the purchasing function.
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