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Triggering Mechanisms in Make‐or‐Buy Decisions: An Empirical Analysis
Author(s) -
Moschuris Socrates J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1523-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.2007.00026.x
Subject(s) - exploratory research , business , empirical research , quality (philosophy) , marketing , service (business) , process (computing) , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , anthropology , operating system
SUMMARY While make‐or‐buy decisions are important, there is a dearth of empirical research dealing with issues that originate the make‐or‐buy process. The current research reports findings of an exploratory study regarding make‐or‐buy triggers in enterprises operating in Greece. The research involved depth company interviews followed by mail questionnaires. Results indicate that cost and quality problems are the most important make‐or‐buy triggers. Moreover, the importance of some triggers varies considerably among companies, depending on organizational characteristics (environmental uncertainty, operations technology) and the characteristics (type, method of acquisition) of the item/service under consideration.