Researching the Future of Purchasing and Supply Management: The purpose and potential of scenarios

Knight, L, Meehan, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-6730-9350, Tapinos, E, Menzies, L ORCID: 0000-0002-9981-1529 and Pfeiffer, A (2020) Researching the Future of Purchasing and Supply Management: The purpose and potential of scenarios. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 26 (3). p. 100624.

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Abstract

Drawing on prior research, the value of scenario planning as a methodology for researching the future of purchasing and supply management (PSM) is explored. Using three criteria of research quality – rigour, originality and significance – it is shown how developing scenarios and analysing their implications present new, important research opportunities for PSM academics, practitioners, and leaders of the profession. Researching the future of PSM supports the identification of uncertainties and anticipates change across many units and levels of analysis of interest to PSM scholars and practitioners, such as the profession/discipline, markets/sectors, or organisations. Scenarios are particularly effective for: considering how the complex interaction of macro-environmental factors affects the PSM context; avoiding incremental thinking; surfacing assumptions and revealing significant blind spots. PSM research using scenarios aligns with Corley and Gioia's (2011) call for prescience-oriented research in which academics aim for more impactful research, enhancing sense-giving potential and theoretical relevance to practice, to better perform their adaptive role in society.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Scenario planning, Procurement, Future studies, Prescience, Critical management, Covid-19 coronavirus
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2020 07:30
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:49
DOI:	10.1016/j.pursup.2020.100624
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3090095

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