Essuman, DominicAnin, Emmanuel KwabenaMuntaka, Abdul Samed2022-01-212021-12Essuman, D., Anin, E.K. & Muntaka, A.S. 2021, 'Does purchasing recognition help or hinder purchasing quality performance in developing market SMEs? Effects of resource conditions', Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, vol. 27, no. 5, art. 100717, pp. 1-11.1478-409210.1016/j.pursup.2021.100717http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83412Prior studies contend that top managers’ ability to harness purchasing recognition to enhance purchasing quality performance is crucial for boosting competitive advantage. However, there are doubts about the universal benefits of purchasing recognition, particularly in developing market small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This research uses upper echelons theory (UET) to move the literature forward by suggesting that the purchasing recognition-purchasing quality performance link depends on varying conditions of financial resource and environmental munificence. Consistent with the study hypotheses, survey data from one hundred and thirty-eight SMEs in Ghana indicates that financial resource and environmental munificence positively moderate the relationship between purchasing recognition and purchasing quality performance. In particular, the study results show that, under low and high conditions of financial resource and environmental munificence, the link between purchasing recognition and purchasing quality performance is significantly negative and positive, respectively. Theoretical and practical implications alongside the limitations of the results are discussed.en© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, vol. 27, no. 5, art. 100717, pp. 1-11, 2021. doi : 10.1016/j.pursup.2021.100717.Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)Upper echelons theory (UET)Purchasing recognitionQuality performanceFinancial resourceEnvironmental munificenceDeveloping market SMEsPostprint Article