..., and sound method to test public purchasing practitioners wishing to become certified as either a CPPB or CPPO. For the purpose of this study, the 2012 job analysis is being utilized for data collection and analysis. The following task domains were covered on the survey: The acceptance of PA...

... and another that concerns public‐private innovation. Findings Extant literature contains limited contributions that compare public procurement practice with private purchasing practice. Using tendering to regulate procurement is troublesome and may hamper the possibility to learn and gain value measured...

... doubted the applicability of the “rational” approach to public life (Gregory, 1989 ; Lindblom, 1959). © MCB UP Limited 2003 Public sector Health care Purchasing Organizational change New Zealand Public sector restructuring has been a global phenomenon since at least the mid‐1980s...

...J. Gordon Murray Delivering best value for money is accepted as the primary UK public sector purchasing objective and indeed a statutory duty for many in sub‐central government. An investigation of a purchasing unit was carried out which aimed to establish how it sought to achieve best value...

...J. Gordon Murray Considers the development and delivery of purchasing strategy within a local government setting. It demonstrates that purchasing can contribute to the political objectives of local government and suggests that strategic alignment leads to a repositioning of purchasing...

... areas for continuous improvement. The purpose of this research has been to establish: what is procurement’s role in and impact on corporate performance in the UK further and higher education sectors? Purchasing and procurement are often used interchangeably. However, there might...

... examined. This paper provides empirical evidence that much progress has been achieved in strategic procurement in government and suggests areas for continuous improvement. The purpose of this research has been to establish: There are several voluntary sourcing strategies for purchased...

...Stephen Martin; Keith Hartley; Andrew Cox Explains that the public sector is a major buyer of goods and services. In the mid‐1980s discriminatory (buy national) public purchasing was identified as one of the barriers to the completion of the Single European Market. Studies suggested that a more...