...Matin Taheriruh; Aki Jääskeläinen; Jakub Sieber Purpose This study aims to examine how individual competence categories (enabling, procedural and relational) and their direct and indirect development are related to innovation, sustainability and operational performance in public procurement...

... procurement routes focused on innovation. Social implications The findings can inform policymakers and practitioners of the routes currently in use for engaging social enterprises in public procurement. This holds implications for future engagement, such as making greater use of social procurement...

...Hendrik Hermann Bangert; Christian von Deimling; Michael Eßig Purpose This study aims to examine the current state of research on innovation intermediaries by analysing systematic literature reviews (SLRs), focusing specifically on the extent to which public procurement is considered. Design...

... of scholarship: public management and administration and social entrepreneurship. States have historically been the dominant provider and procurer of public goods and services, however, faced with “wicked” problems, fiscal constraints and increased demand, they are compelled to be innovative and strategic...

..., including innovation, corruption, sustainable and green PP, PP contracts and small and medium enterprises. Based on these results, several directions for future research are suggested. Social implications This paper provides an increased understanding of the entire PP field and the potential research...

...Stephen C. Hansen; Judith Hermis Purpose This paper aims to investigate the extent to which federal acquisitions motivate private-sector partner firms’ investment in innovation. Design/methodology/approach Archival, Empirical. Findings This study finds that federal acquisitions...

...Kostas Selviaridis Purpose The study aims to investigate how pre-commercial procurement (PCP) influences the activities, capabilities and behaviours of actors participating in the innovation process. Unlike much of PCP research underpinned by a market failure theoretical framework that evaluates...

... of innovativeness. Design/methodology/approach The authors discuss economic and legal issues in the use of the competitive dialogue. The authors use a data set of public contracts awarded by EU member states, published on the EU’s public procurement portal Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) to analyse usage...

...Henrico Plantinga; Hans Voordijk; André Dorée Purpose The development of innovative procurement instruments can be costly and risky. To capitalize on successful innovative instruments, it is essential that these are reused. However, reuse can be problematic in project-based public client...

...Deodat Mwesiumo; Kjetil Magnus Olsen; Geir Arne Svenning; Richard Glavee-Geo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the drivers, enablers, barriers, key success factors, pitfalls and benefits of implementing public procurement of innovations (PPoI) in an organization. Design...

...Niko Suhonen; Timo Tammi; Jani Saastamoinen; Jarkko Pesu; Matti Turtiainen; Lasse Okkonen Purpose Public procurement of innovations (PPIs) addresses a specified need of the public-sector customer or aims at fostering private firms’ innovativeness. In an operational sense, issues of information...

...Katriina Alhola; Ari Nissinen Purpose The purpose of this study is to promote clean technology development and diffusion through public procurement. Finland is ranked high among the countries that develop clean technology innovations. Innovative public procurement could be one means to boost...

...Nunzia Carbonara; Roberta Pellegrino Purpose The prevailing view in the studies on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) is that PPPs can improve the quality and efficiency of infrastructure services and facilitates innovation in infrastructure developments. Although researchers highlight...