Developing sourcing capabilities : creating strategic change in purchasing and supply management / edited by Björn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer, and Finn Wynstra.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The case for change / Björn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra -- Exploring change issues in strategic sourcing / Björn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra -- Understanding strategic change / Henrik Agndal, Björn Axelsson and Leif Melin -- Areas and instruments of change -- Developing the supply base by changing supplier relations / Anna Dubois and Finn Wynstra -- Organizing for strategic sourcing / Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra -- Leadership and values for competitive sourcing / Ethel Brundin, Leif Melin and Björn Axelsson -- Developing and managing knowledge and competencies / Björn Axelsson, Pieter Bouwmans, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra -- Change through leveraging information and communications technology / Jens Hultman and Björn Axelsson -- Supporting change through performance measurement / Björn Axelsson, Finn Wynstra and Frank Rozemeijer -- Coping with individuals' resistance to change / Marc Reunis, Sicco Santema and Frank Rozemeijer -- Illustrations -- The reality of organizing for purchasing synergies / Arjan van Weele -- From buying to supply management at Nordic Construction Company (NCC) / Björn Axelsson -- The supply function's role in a major corporate turnaround : lessons from Thomson / P. Fraser Johnson and Michiel R. Leenders -- Strategic change towards global sourcing : Ericsson in China / Tony Fang and Björn Axelsson -- Reflections -- Synthesis and reflections / Björn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra.