Applying Critical Incidents in Sustainable Purchasing and Supply Management Competence Development
Heike Schulze
Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany and London South Bank University, United Kingdom
Lydia Bals
Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany, EBS University for Business and Law, Germany, and Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark
Jon Warwick
London South Bank University, United Kingdom
Volume 15: 2021, pp. 223-246; ABSTRACT
Innovative teaching approaches to competences development for sustainable purchasing and supply management (SPSM) support purchasing professionals in finding solutions to address sustainability issues in their daily work environment. Future talents can be prepared for situations that they might be confronted with in purchasing positions. This paper gives insights from a sample implementation of a SPSM teaching method that was developed based on a problem-based learning (PBL) approach, specifically using the critical incident technique (CIT). The paper explains how training was developed and implemented in both the professional and higher educational contexts and illustrates how CIs can be used for the teaching of SPSM. It provides a template for usage of critical incidents within SPSM related courses and training sessions. The findings contribute to the field of SPSM training both in higher education and in practice, hopefully inspiring educators interested in trying a different learning and teaching method.
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