Climate setting in sourcing teams: Developing a measurement scale for team creativity climate. Issue 3 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kiratli, Nadine; Rozemeijer, Frank; Hilken, Tim; de Ruyter, Ko; de Jong, Ad
• Is Part Of: Journal of purchasing and supply management. Volume 22:Issue 3(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: 196
• Page End: 204
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Sourcing teams -- Creativity -- Work-unit climate -- Scale development; Industrial procurement -- Europe -- Management -- Periodicals; Purchasing -- Europe -- Periodicals; Purchasing -- Europe -- Management -- Periodicals; Materials management -- Europe -- Periodicals; Industrial procurement -- Management; Materials management; Purchasing; Purchasing -- Management; Europe; Periodicals; 658.7205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2016.04.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-4092

Abstract

Abstract: Creative sourcing strategies, designed to extract more value from the supply base, have become a competitive, strategic differentiator. To fuel creativity, companies install sourcing teams that can capitalize on the specialized knowledge and expertise of their employees across the company. This article introduces the concept of a team creativity climate (TCC) - team members' shared perceptions of their joint policies, procedures, and practices with respect to developing creative sourcing strategies – as a means to address the unique challenges associated with a collective, cross-functional approach to develop value-enhancing sourcing strategies. Using a systematic scale development process that validates the proposed concept, the authors confirm its ability to predict sourcing team performance, and suggest some research avenues extending from this concept. Highlights: Team creativity climate is measured with a 9-item scale. Team creativity climate is a valid, reliable and distinct construct. Team creativity climate predicts sourcing team performance.