... working in construction; and interviews with 11 young people being transitioned into construction employment through a unique project-based intermediary developed by a major Australian construction company as part of its social procurement requirements. Findings Findings show that project-based...

...Martin Loosemore; Robyn Keast; Jo Barraket Purpose Social procurement is becoming an increasing policy focus for governments around the world as they seek to incentivise new collaborative partnerships with private organisations in industries like construction to meet their social obligations...

... complex, in contrast to the activities of not-for-profit support agencies. Research limitations/implications While the research is limited to Australia, the findings contribute an important and missing refugee dimension to the emerging body of research on construction social procurement. They also...

...Martin Loosemore; George Denny-Smith; Jo Barraket; Robyn Keast; Daniel Chamberlain; Kristy Muir; Abigail Powell; Dave Higgon; Jo Osborne Purpose Social procurement policies are an emerging policy instrument being used by governments around the world to leverage infrastructure and construction...

...Martin Loosemore; David Higgon; Joanne Osborne Purpose This paper responds to the need for more construction project management research in the emerging field of social procurement. It contributes by exploring the potential value of cross-sector collaboration and project-based intermediation...