FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EBA)

BSc Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Course outline 2021

LEADERSHIP IN PROCUREMENT

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to provides students with the foundation of the principles and
general concepts of leadership in procurement. The course aims to equip students with
knowledge that covers the overview leadership and management. Attention will be
drawn to developing skills and behaviour that contribute to effective leadership for
improving procurement and supply chain management.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Student will be able to:

 Critically evaluate the differences between Leadership and Management

 Analyse the main approaches to leadership for improving procurement and
supply chain management
 Evaluate the main skills and behaviours that contribute to effective leadership for
improving procurement and supply chain management.

COURSE CONTENTS
Lecture 1:
 Introduction to leadership in procurement and supply chain management.
 leadership and Management

Lecture 2: leadership Theories and Models

 The trait approach
 The functional (or group) approach
 Leadership styles
 Contingency models
 Situational leadership
 Transformational and inspirational leadership

Lecture 3: powers in Organisation

 Supply chain challenges
 Power in organization
 Power and dependency issues in supply chain

Lecture 4: Leadership Effectiveness

 Leadership skills and competencies

 Emotional intelligence
  Managing performance
 Measures of leadership effectiveness
 Leadership development

Lecture 5: Delegation
 Authority, Responsibility, Accountability and Delegation
 Benefits of Delegation
 A systematic approach to Delegation
 The concept of Empowerment

DELIVERY METHOD
Lectures, group and individual presentations, and assignments.
ASSESSMENT
 Mid semester, assignments, Presentations and quizzes 40%

 End of semester examinations 60%

READING MATERIALS
 Terry, L.D. (2002). Leadership of Public Bureaucracies: The Administrator as
Conservator (2nd ed.). Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe
 Smeltzer, L.R. (2004). “Executive and Purchasing Leadership in Purchasing
Change Initiatives.” International Journal of Purchasing and Materials
Management, 43 (4): 12-20.
 Snider, K. F., & Rendon, R. G. (2012). Public procurement: Public
administration and public service perspectives. Journal of Public Affairs
Education, 18(2), 327-348.
 Public Procurement Authority Training Manual
 Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663)
 Public Procurement (Amendment)Act 2016 (Act 914)