...Christopher Amoah Purpose The South African Government announced the black economic empowerment (BEE) legislation in 2003 in the public procurement systems. The legislation was deemed a catalyst for the emancipation of the previously disadvantaged citizens due to the apartheid government policies...

... are women-owned enterprises under-represented among SME suppliers to government; and Do barriers to public procurement – as perceived by SME owners – differ across gender? Design/methodology/approach The study draws on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm and on theories of role congruity...

... providers, namely, governments, the army, aid agencies, donors, non-governmental organizations and private sector companies (Kovács and Spens, 2007 ; Kaatrud et al., 2003). These groups may have a high degree of heterogeneity with regards to interests, mandates, capacities and logistical expertise...

... sector Government Impact strategy The impetus for procurement set-aside programs stem from governmental efforts to respond to historical, institutional and systematic discriminatory practices in the USA. Initially, the federal government used procurement to achieve social goals by providing...