TY - JOUR
T1 - Inter-partner learning in global supply chains
T2 - Lessons from NOVO Nordisk
AU - Andersen, Poul Houman
AU - Christensen, Poul Rind
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - The interdependent forces of global competition and technological development have fundamentally changed the way in which firms define the boundaries of their own activities and those that are left to subcontractors. Joint skill development and inter-partner learning have become important in the global sourcing policies of firms. The purpose of the present paper is to develop a conceptual model for understanding inter-partner learning processes in international subcontractor relationships. We see this as a process of developing shared skills. Furthermore, we demonstrate how inter-partner diversity impedes this process. Because of a lack of previous research in this area, a reconstructive approach is taken, which involves extending the conceptual framework through a case study.
AB - The interdependent forces of global competition and technological development have fundamentally changed the way in which firms define the boundaries of their own activities and those that are left to subcontractors. Joint skill development and inter-partner learning have become important in the global sourcing policies of firms. The purpose of the present paper is to develop a conceptual model for understanding inter-partner learning processes in international subcontractor relationships. We see this as a process of developing shared skills. Furthermore, we demonstrate how inter-partner diversity impedes this process. Because of a lack of previous research in this area, a reconstructive approach is taken, which involves extending the conceptual framework through a case study.
KW - Buyer-supplier relationships
KW - International subcontracting
KW - Technology management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034196661&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0969-7012(99)00021-0
DO - 10.1016/S0969-7012(99)00021-0
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0034196661
SN - 0969-7012
VL - 6
SP - 105
EP - 116
JO - European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
JF - European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
IS - 2
ER -