Public procurement has struggled to fulfill its mission to create public value due to a narrow
interpretation of value emphasizing the costs of procured goods and services. A holistic view …

The objective of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the adoption of green public
procurement (GPP) practices at the local authority level. A conceptual contribution of the …

Public procurement is the commercial arm of governments, contracting for goods, and
services to feed public sector service provision. However, mainstream operations and …

Purpose Structural and technological changes are driving functional reorganization in many
organizations. To date, there are very few articles that explicitly, consistently and …

Due to increasing reliance on suppliers, succeeding in supply chain sustainability hinges on
the firm's collaborative relationship with its supply chain partners, positioning relationship …

There is broad recognition of the potential contribution of procurement within public
administrations at all levels, as efficient and effective management of required inputs has a …

This essay explains how, from the theoretical perspective of Basil Bernstein's three
“conditions for democracy,” the current pedagogy of artificially intelligent personalized …

Objective The study aimed to evaluate centralised procurement of medicines (CPM) in
Portugal. Methods Data were collected through different methods, including a review of the …

The purpose of this research is to define the actor roles and collaborative practices that are
central to service specification co-development in relation to the pre-tender phase of public …

This study contributes to the theory and practice of public procurement by examining the role
of structural alignment in the implementation of public procurement of green innovations …