...Mika Hanninen; Mika Immonen; Jukka Hallikas Purpose This study explores how artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in public procurement emerges through dynamic capabilities across individual and organisational levels. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study was conducted with 20...

... be contacted at: max.hamscher@unibw.de 31 10 2025 25 03 2026 07 06 2026 02 07 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Artificial intelligence AI governance Public sector performance Public procurement Digital...

...Valentina Bianchini; Andrea Appolloni Purpose The study explores the implications of sustainable public procurement (SPP) implementation in supranational settings, by investigating the processes, organizational innovations and beneficiaries of the value generated by a large Multilateral...

... within public authorities. Chris Lonsdale can be contacted at: c.m.lonsdale.ieb@bham.ac.uk 10 05 2023 04 01 2024 27 02 2024 20 03 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Public procurement Social value...

...Abderahman Rejeb; Karim Rejeb; Andrea Appolloni; Stefan Seuring Purpose The literature on public procurement (PP) has increased significantly in recent years, and, to date, several reviews have been conducted to study this relevant subject. Nevertheless, a bibliometric analysis of the PP knowledge...

...Helen Reijonen; Jani Saastamoinen; Timo Tammi Purpose The aim is to examine the importance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) see in different network partners regarding successful tendering in public procurement, and whether this perception predicts the number of joint bids and wins...

...Jani Saastamoinen; Helen Reijonen; Timo Tammi Purpose This paper investigates how the market orientation of SMEs toward public sector customers enables firms to participate and succeed in public procurement. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a survey-based methodology. First...

...Isabell Therese Storsjö; Hlekiwe Kachali Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give a deeper understanding of public procurement for innovation and civil preparedness. The paper focuses on how the policy goals of innovation and preparedness are implemented in procurement practice, and explores...

...Shelena Keulemans; Steven Van de Walle Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and explain public preferences for different public procurement practices. The paper looks into public support for cost-effectiveness, discriminatory procurement in favour of domestic suppliers and sustainable...

... to view public procurement as a policy tool to introduce the contributions to this special issue. Findings Public procurement has been consistently used to further public policies in a wide range of fields. The collection of articles in this special issue contributes to a broader understanding...

... directives (European Parliament, 2004), sets the legal framework for public procurement (Gelderman et al., 2006). Public procurement is defined as a contract concluded, in return for payment, between a public contractor and a private economic operator (e.g. an SME, multinational, association...

...Kapil Patil Purpose Increasing the share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in public procurement through targeted support policies is often fraught with organisational and institutional challenges as can be seen from the experiences of many developed countries. This has profound implications...

... on a survey of public sector practitioners to obtain information with regards to occupational duties and job activities in public procurement, as compared to a BLS proxy for procurement. Findings – Public procurement practitioners complete the occupational duties identified by BLS, yet there is one...

... in organisational support for suppliers generally. The findings contribute to a growing literature on informal interaction opportunities in public procurement. Originality/value – To date research of supplier development is limited to formal developmental activities and in the context of private sector buyer...

...Olivier Mamavi; Haithem Nagati; Frederick T. Wehrle; Gilles Pache Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of spatial proximity on supplier selection in the French public sector. While French public procurement legislation forbids consideration of supplier location...

...David Mark McKevitt; Anthony Flynn; Paul Davis Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the factors that influence buyer decision-making in public procurement. The objective is to better understand the processes and conditions that support different supply arrangements, which maximise SME...

... at: N.F.Doherty@lboro.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Electronic procurement Public sector Institutional theory Case studies Public sector organizations Public procurement E‐government In addition to dramatically modifying the consumers' shopping habits (Doherty and Ellis...

...David McKevitt; Paul Davis Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore how micro‐enterprises interact with public procurement systems. The paper seeks to give public procurement managers a better understanding of how micro‐enterprises approach the procurement process. Design/methodology...

... bureaucrats (those links being often based on personal, family and business connections). Philippines Government policy Public procurement Corruption Public administration Reform Elite capture Informal bureaucracy Implementation Public sector reform One year after the overthrow...

... Case studies Economic growth Local government Public procurement Public sector Policy Financial forecasting Economic cycles Some have suggested that the recent recession is probably the worst recession in 100 years. The Office of National Statistics has acknowledged it as the longest...