An Empirical Investigation of Global Sourcing Strategy Effectiveness
用结构方程模型检验了影响全球采购策略有效性的因素，发现采购结构流程、业务能力、语言能力和高层承诺是关键。
SUMMARY This study was undertaken to address the need for empirical research on global sourcing strategy effectiveness. This article establishes the importance of and relationships between several factors that drive the effectiveness of global sourcing strategies. Companies are increasingly viewing global sourcing strategies as a means of reducing cost, increasing quality, and enhancing a firm's overall competitive position. This article uses a structural equation modeling methodology to test an explanatory model of global sourcing strategy effectiveness. Results indicate that global sourcing structures and processes, global sourcing business capabilities, international language capabilities, and top management commitment to global sourcing are critical to the effectiveness of a global sourcing strategy.