...Martin Loosemore; Suhair Alkilani Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the results of research which used bricolage theory to investigate the process of social procurement intrapreneurship in the Australian construction industry. The aim is to inform improved public procurement...

... policy. The objectives of the paper are achieved by adopting a unique conceptual framework connecting ideas, sensemaking and bricolage. Findings The paper provides empirical and conceptual insights about how bricolage, or policy pragmatism, aids in dealing with the constraints of ideational legacies...