Essuman, D. orcid.org/0000-0003-1838-2505, Anin, E.K. orcid.org/0000-0002-0341-1740 and Muntaka, A.S. (2021) Does purchasing recognition help or hinder purchasing quality performance in developing market SMEs? Effects of resource conditions. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 27 (5). 100717. ISSN 1478-4092
Abstract
Prior studies contend that top managers’ ability to harness purchasing recognition to enhance purchasing quality performance is crucial for boosting competitive advantage. However, there are doubts about the universal benefits of purchasing recognition, particularly in developing market small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This research uses upper echelons theory (UET) to move the literature forward by suggesting that the purchasing recognition-purchasing quality performance link depends on varying conditions of financial resource and environmental munificence. Consistent with the study hypotheses, survey data from one hundred and thirty-eight SMEs in Ghana indicates that financial resource and environmental munificence positively moderate the relationship between purchasing recognition and purchasing quality performance. In particular, the study results show that, under low and high conditions of financial resource and environmental munificence, the link between purchasing recognition and purchasing quality performance is significantly negative and positive, respectively. Theoretical and practical implications alongside the limitations of the results are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Purchasing recognition; Quality performance; Financial resource; Environmental munificence; Upper echelons theory; Developing market SMEs |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2024 08:40 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2024 00:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.pursup.2021.100717 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:213777 |
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