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An Analysis of the Current Purchasing and Materials Management Educational Environment
Author(s) -
Carter Joseph R.,
Vellenga David B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1993.tb00017.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , reputation , institution , curriculum , set (abstract data type) , perception , quality (philosophy) , marketing , medical education , higher education , academic institution , business , public relations , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , political science , medicine , management , computer science , economics , social science , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience , law , programming language
What perceptual factors distinguish one purchasing program from another? Are there differences between the perceptions of academics and practitioners concerning the status and performance of purchasing programs? A questionnaire was mailed to a group of purchasing managers and academics asking them to evaluate certain aspects of the current academic environment. This produced a number of interesting results. Practitioners judge the quality of a purchasing program by the reputation of the faculty at the institution and the reputation of the curriculum. Not only do academies view these two criteria as valuable, but they add the research reputation of the institution to their set of useful criteria. With respect to faculty reputation, significant differences of opinion exist between practitioners and academics. For both groups the purchasing curriculum is judged by the content of the courses offered and not the number of courses offered in the program. Finally, if a school wants a successful purchasing program, it should stress job placement success.