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Article: How to ensure sourcing team effectiveness. (cross-functional sourcing teams)
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- Article date:
- July 14, 1994
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In 1992, researchers led by Dr. Robert M. Monczka, Ph.D. and Robert J. Trent, Ph.D. undertook a study to assess factors influencing effectiveness on cross functional sourcing teams. The study documented perceptions among 700-plus team members, leaders, and external raters, covering 107 crossfunctional sourcing teams at 18 U.S. firms.
Conducted at the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University, the study was devised in view of a prior study in which 80% of U.S. firms indicated plans to "emphasize the use of cross-functional teams to support procurement and sourcing decisions over the next three years."
The new study was intended ...