How to stimulate supplier innovation? Insights from a multiple case study
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019

Drawing on the literature on supplier innovation, supplier development, and the relational view, we bring forward the concept of stimulation of supplier innovation, which refers to the buyer company's actions which aim to enhance its suppliers' innovativeness, guide its suppliers' innovation processes, and/or encourage its suppliers to share their innovations. Through four case studies about purchasing categories in three companies, we study how the stimulation focus is determined and what methods can be used for stimulating supplier innovation. We propose that stimulation comprises indirect and direct forms of knowledge-sharing and governance with an emphasis on indirect methods and suggest that the concept sheds light on the research gap on the push model of supplier innovation. We also elaborate the literature on supplier development and relational view in the context of supplier innovation.

Customer attractiveness

Supplier development

Supplier innovation

Case study

Relational view

Författare

Matti Pihlajamaa

Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus (VTT)

Riikka Kaipia

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Supply and Operations Management

Aalto-Yliopisto

Anna Aminoff

Hanken Svenska Handelshögskolan

Kari Tanskanen

Aalto-Yliopisto

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

1478-4092 (ISSN)

Vol. 25 3 100536

Ämneskategorier

Arbetslivsstudier

Företagsekonomi

Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning

DOI

10.1016/j.pursup.2019.05.001

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2019-07-15