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abstract

Since the early 1980s companies have tried to implement coherent global sourcing strategies. Research has identified many benefits and motives for global sourcing. However, it remains unclear how companies are reaching higher levels of global sourcing. We employed a single embedded case study at Royal Brinkman (leader in the Dutch horticulture industry) to explore the role of critical incidents in the development of global sourcing strategies. Company documents and interviews revealed which critical incident had a substantial impact on the development of global sourcing strategies. Apparently, critical incidents can initiate and further stimulate global sourcing. Global sourcing decisions were mainly an opportunistic response to unforeseen events. Reactive strategies appear to govern global sourcing despite stated intended strategies. A proactive strategy does not appear to be a requirement to make progress in the global sourcing stages model

5. Discussion

Our study contributes to the field of global sourcing by identifying the impact of critical incidents on the stages of global sourcing. While Monczka and Trent (1991, 2003a, 2003b, 2005) emphasize generic motives and benefits of global sourcing efforts, we find critical incidents to be the main reason why companies may take on global sourcing. Simply recognizing the benefits of global sourcing is not enough to bring companies to the next stage of global sourcing. Our study shows that a “spark” is needed to light the global sourcing fire. Critical incidents are apparently still helpful to prompt purchasing managers to show initiative on global sourcing.