Strategic purchasing in family businesses

Institutionalism in family businesses, which have an important place in the national economy, is very important in terms of the ability of the business to continue its existence successfully in subsequent generations. As a result of institutionalization, it is important to apply strategic management processes to business activities. Today, an innovative, flexible, self-limiting, innovative, research-oriented, customer-oriented, rational use of financial resources, a business approach that makes the best use of human resources has come to the fore. This makes the implementation of strategic processes even more important. The purchasing function is one of the most important functions in an enterprise, and strategic purchasing, which is a concept that has emerged in recent years, is necessary and important, especially for the success and continuity of family businesses. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the importance and impact of strategic purchasing in family businesses by using interview-based inductive analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods.