Global Sourcing : How to Benefit from an International Scope.

Intro -- 1 Thesis background and research structure -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Research motivation -- 1.3 Research topic and research objectives -- 1.3.1 Integration and global sourcing success: a social capital perspective -- 1.3.2 Developing a method to assess competition in industrial markets -- 1.3.3 Price-reducing effects of competitive pressure -- 1.3.4 Uncovering indirect, competition-increasing global sourcing effects -- 1.3.5 The persistency of indirect, competition-increasing global sourcing effects -- 1.4 Research approach and thesis structure -- 1.4.1 Research environment -- 1.4.2 Methodology -- 1.4.3 Thesis outline -- 2 Integration and global sourcing success: a social capital perspective -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Theoretical considerations -- 2.2.1 Global sourcing and the internal - external integration link -- 2.2.2 Social capital theory -- 2.2.3 Hypotheses -- 2.3 Research methodology -- 2.3.1 Data collection -- 2.3.2 Measures -- 2.3.3 Analysis approach and psychometric properties -- 2.4 Findings -- 2.5 Discussion -- 2.6 Implications for managers -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 2.8 Abstract for journal / keywords -- 2.9 Appendix - Measures -- 3 Developing a method to assess competition in industrial markets -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical background -- 3.2.1 Reasons for homogeneous product price dispersion -- 3.2.2 Price dispersion as a measure for competition in industrial markets -- 3.3 Recommended measurement of price dispersion in B2B environments -- 3.3.1 Comparing different measures of price dispersion - a thought experiment -- 3.3.2 Distinguishing between transaction and listed prices -- 3.4 Implications and future research directions -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 3.6 Abstract for journal / keywords -- 4 Price-reducing effects of competitive pressure -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Competitive dynamics -- 4.3 Hypotheses -- 4.4 Methodology.

4.5 Analyses and Results -- 4.6 Discussion -- 4.7 Implications for theory and practice -- 4.8 Limitations and future research directions -- 4.9 Conclusion -- 4.10 Abstract for journal / keywords -- 5 Uncovering indirect, competition-increasing global sourcing effects -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Competitive dynamics -- 5.3 Hypotheses -- 5.4 Methodological approach -- 5.5 Measurement and data analysis -- 5.6 Results -- 5.6.1 Direct global sourcing effects -- 5.6.2 Indirect global sourcing effects -- 5.7 Discussion -- 5.8 Implications for theory and practice -- 5.9 Limitations and future research directions -- 5.10 Conclusion -- 5.11 Abstract for journal / keywords -- 6 The persistency of indirect, competition-increasing global sourcing effects -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Competitive dynamics -- 6.3 Hypotheses -- 6.4 Methodology -- 6.4.1 Data collection -- 6.4.2 Data processing -- 6.4.3 Variables and measurement -- 6.5 Analysis and results -- 6.5.1 Multiple linear regression as method of choice -- 6.5.2 Results of the statistical analysis -- 6.6 Discussion -- 6.7 Implications for theory and practice -- 6.8 Limitations and future research directions -- 6.9 Conclusion -- 6.10 Abstract for journal / keywords -- 7 Discussion -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Main findings -- 7.3 Implications and contributions -- 7.3.1 Implications from chapter two -- 7.3.2 Implications from chapter three -- 7.3.3 Implications from chapter four -- 7.3.4 Implications from chapter five -- 7.3.5 Implications from chapter six -- 7.4 Limitations and further research -- 8 Academic output per chapter -- 9 Bibliography -- 10 Samenvatting (Summary in Dutch).

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