dr. K.P.M. Stek (Klaas)

Assistant Professor
BMS-HBE-ETM
Ravelijn 2274
klaas.stek@utwente.nl
+31534892707
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Dr. Klaas Stek is an assistant professor of purchasing and supply management in the section Entrepreneurship and Technology Management of the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences of the University of Twente (UT).

Dr. Stek holds a PhD in Purchasing Supply Management from UT. His thesis, Purchasing Skills Leading to Success - How to Succeed in Innovation Sourcing, dived into those competencies that lead to higher effectiveness (or "success") in industrial purchasing and public procurement. His expertise includes competencies and capacity building in public, healthcare and industrial procurement. He obtained his Senior University Teaching Qualification on  A challenge-based experiment aiming to develop strategic thinking - An inquiry into the role of stimulating creativity for out-of-the-box thinking.

Next to his main work at UT, he is part of the Dutch Association for Purchasing Management, NEVI's supervisory board and an Editorial Advisory Board member of the Journal of Public Procurement and the Journal of Responsible Production and Consumption. He has organised Educator Workshops at the conferences of the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA) in Dortmund, Germany (2016); Budapest, Hungary (2017); Athens, Greece (2018); Milan, Italy (2019); Knoxville, TN USA (online 2021); Jönköping, Sweden (2022); Barcelona, Spain (2023) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2024). Dr. Stek is the author of the IPSERA Best Paper Award 2021. His work has been published in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management and Logistics, amongst others.

Dr. Stek co-founded the European Lab of Innovative Purchasing and Supply (EL-IPS) at UT. With Esmee Peters, he is responsible for daily management, supervising projects, supporting project applications and organising several meetings and events. By building bridges and fostering synergies, EL-IPS aims to further develop PSM in research and practice. EL-IPS is a unique multi-faculty initiative that unites over thirty Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM) researchers in (1) manufacturing purchasing, (2) public health and (3) public procurement, and (4) public works project procurement of the University of Twente. EL-IPS is involved in multiple European projects and project applications.

As the world’s largest academic procurement research centre, EL-IPS engages in many professional, research and education activities in different domains, such as manufacturing, infrastructure, and public and health sectors – with integration and synergies across sector boundaries. Centred on a shared procurement development agenda, EL-IPS aims to establish regional networks and connect multinational companies (MNCs), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public entities in the Twente region and other regions, nationally and internationally.

Dr Stek coordinates the MSc course Purchasing Management in the Industrial Engineering and Management track. This course provides the students with a balanced mix of knowledge and theory, professional and interpersonal skills and intrapersonal attitudes. The course is yearly evaluated by the students with a grade of 8 or higher (from 1 to 10). 

Expertise

  • Social Sciences

    • Skills
    • Supply Management
    • Supply Chain Management

  • Computer Science

    • Roles
    • Industry 4.0
    • Higher Education
    • Innovations
    • Sustainability

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Publications

2024
A Challenge-Based Expriment Aiming to Develop Strategic Thinking: An Inquiry into the Role of Stimulating Creativity for Out-of-the-Box Thinking. University of Twente. Stek, K.
2023
State of the Art of Purchasing 2023. Stek, K.“We” versus “You”: Exploring the Extent of Gendered Language in Purchasing and Supply Management Job Advertisements (Accepted/In press). Kelly, S., Hasche, N., Klézl, V., Marshall, D. & Stek, K.https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2023.10058501
2022
State of the Art of Purchasing 2022. Stek, K.Personality Development in Higher Education in the Era of Industry 4.0: Comparing educational practices and philosophies in Industry 1.0 and Industry 4.0In Smart Industry - Better Management (pp. 35-50). Emerald. Stek, K.https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-636120220000028005Which Strategies and Corresponding Competences Are Needed to Improve Supply Chain Resilience:: A COVID-19 Based Review, Article 12. Kiers, J., Seinhorst, J., Zwanenburg, M. & Stek, K.https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics6010012Culture’s consequences for purchasing: comparing purchasing job ad requirements from different European countries with cultural models, 305-339. Stek, K., Zunk, B. M., Koch, V. & Schiele, H.https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2020.10035979Purchasing and Supply Management skills and personality traits across roles: A job advertisements perspective, 281-304. Klézl, V., Kelly, S., Stek, K. & Vašek, J.https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2022.122595
2021
A Soft Skills Experiment in an Industrial Engineering and Management Academic Course: A Demonstration of how to Develop Soft SkillsIn Training Engineering Students for Modern Technological Advancement (pp. 20). IGI Global Publisher. Stek, K.https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8816-1.ch002State of the Art of Purchasing and Supply Management 2021. University of Twente. Stek, K.How to train supply managers: necessary and sufficient purchasing skills leading to success, Article 100700. Stek, K. & Schiele, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2021.100700Online cursus "Soft skills voor inkoop- en leveranciersmanagement©" voor tonii community: Een introductie in 'soft skills' voor professionals actief in inkoop, aanbesteding en contract- en leveranciersmanagement, ontwikkeld voor tonii community door Dr. Klaas Stek.. Stek, K.Defining Industry 4.0 skills in purchasing and supply management, 1. Delke, V., Schiele, H., Buchholz, W. & Stek, K.Purchasing Skills Leading to Success: How to Succeed in Innovation Sourcing. University of Twente. Stek, K.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789464213645The Human Aspect in Purchasing and Supply Management: Traits as a Proxy for Personal Skills Development, 1-13. Stek, K., van Dun, D. H. & Wisniewski, R.Self-perceived Gender Differences in Purchasing. Stek, K., Bijl, T. & Sigurdardottir, A. G.The role of knowledge conversion in developing operational capabilities in purchasing and supply management: An organisational routines perspective , 1-15. Kelly, S., Bals, L., Stek, K. & Schulze, H.Exploring Industry 4.0 Professional Roles and Skills within Purchasing and Supply Management. Delke, V., Karttunen, E., Kelly, S., Stek, K. & Tkáč, M.Purchasing in the area of Innovation and Sustainability: A Study into Current and Future Competences, 1-15. Koch, V., Stek, K. & Picaud-Bello, K.Suppliers’ roles in sustainability in early product development phases, 1-9. Groeneveld, B., Kartoidjojo, S., Kuiper, P., Reineman, D. & Stek, K.
2020
Opportunities for Gamified Learning in Purchasing and Supply Management EducationIn Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Games Based Learning. Kelly, S., Vangorp, P., Delke, V. & Stek, K.Benut het potentieel van vrouwen beter: Nog steeds minder vrouwen dan mannen in inkoop, 36-39. NEVI. Bijl, T., Stek, K. & Sigurdardottir, A. G.Smart supply chain: Are the procurers ready for industry 4.0In IDIMT 2020: Digitalized Economy, Society and Information Management - 28th Interdisciplinary Information Management Talks (pp. 261-272). Trauner Verlag Universitat. Tkáč, M., Kelly, S. & Stek, K.
2019
Purchasing and supply management (PSM) competencies: Current and future requirements, Article 100572. Bals, L., Schulze, H., Kelly, S. & Stek, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2019.100572

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