...Jessica N. Terman Purpose This study aims to examine whether Masters in Public Administration ( MPA ) programs adequately prepare public administrators for careers in public procurement in the same manner that they prepare students for professional roles in human resources or financial management...

...Mohammed Ali Tahtali; Pascale Le Blanc; Corné Dirne; Chris Snijders Purpose This study aims to explore which factors influence public procurement professionals’ acceptance of Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in operational procurement tasks. While GenAI has potential to automate routine...

...Mika Hanninen; Mika Immonen; Jukka Hallikas Purpose This study aims to analyse sector-specific maturity in Finnish public organisations, including governmental, municipal and other public-sector organisations. The focus is on perceived importance and maturity of procurement covering procurement...

...Stephen P. Ferris; Ryan Flugum; Reza Houston Purpose This study aims to provide an empirical analysis of bid protest outcomes to the US Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) to identify which protest types, firm characteristics and contract features predict success in federal procurement...

...AlMur Mohammed Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine perceptions held by direct and indirect stakeholders regarding the use of smart contracts through blockchain technology for public procurement in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ). Design/methodology/approach The methodology...

... design development, client modifications and subsurface urban infrastructure. Social implications These findings caution public procurement agencies, researchers and professionals about expecting ACs to have considerably lower investment costs than other initiatives. Originality/value Contrary...

...Antonio Estache; Renaud Foucart; Tomás Serebrisky Purpose The purpose of this paper is to make the case for the inclusion of lotteries in public procurement toolkits when governance and institutional weaknesses lead to recurring undesirable contract award outcomes. Design/methodology/approach...

...Laíce Scotelano; Artur Gonçalves; Ronney Boloy Purpose This study aims to investigate the sustainability maturity of procurement processes in a public educational institution in Brazil. It also aims to assess the extent to which sustainability criteria are integrated into procurement decisions...

...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...

...Benedict Ansere; Joshua Ayarkwa; Michael Nii Addy; Dickson Osei-Asibey; Alex Acheampong Purpose This study aims to assess the compliance level of procurement officers (POs) with Ghana’s Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended (PPA2003/2016) as an environmental sustainability policy...

...Sujit Singh; Rajkumari Mittal; Parul Sinha Purpose This study aims to determine and prioritize the critical success factors (CSFs) that drive the procurement process of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the public sector in the Indian context. It addresses the peculiar challenges...

... on procurements of paving and asphalt works (surfacing works) during the period 1995–2009 and the identities of convicted firms, making it possible to analyze bidding behavior before and after the 2003 court order. The empirical strategy is to first test if the econometric methods suggested by Porter and Zona...

...Stella Y. Hua Purpose This paper aims to address the challenges of agile information technology (IT) development in the public procurement environment, highlight the need for alignment between the procurement process and agile IT development approach, and generate an agile procurement model...

...Brandsford Kwame Gidigah; Kofi Agyekum; Bernard Baiden Purpose There is a global upsurge of regulatory policies and frameworks for the implementation of social value in the procurement of construction works. However, there has not been adequate academic research on the critical drivers...

...Stella Paraskeva; Giannis T. Tsoulfas Purpose This study aims to examine the challenges and risks in public procurement, focusing on Greece’s context within the EU framework. It seeks to provide guidance on mitigating potential risks throughout different stages of public procurement by leveraging...

...Per Erik Andersson; Katarina Arbin; Christopher Rosenqvist Purpose The main purpose of this study is to enhance knowledge regarding the early stages of planning for and adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in governmental public procurement. While there are numerous studies on AI and procurement...

...Bruno C. Matos; Carlos O. Cruz; Fernando A. Branco Purpose This study aims to address gaps in the integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) into procurement processes for construction works under the Portuguese Code of Public Contracts (CCP). The goal is to improve procurement procedures...

...Olive Etsula Purpose This study aims to explore and present discussions regarding the interconnectedness of procurement fraud, supply chain education, professional maturity and ethics, and their relevance to adopting a transcendence concept as well as proposing research directions thereof...

...Johanna Maria Liljeroos-Cork; Kaisu Laitinen Purpose Infrastructure forms a basis for the operations and sustainability of the modern society. This paper aims to recognize value creation from the infrastructure procurement ecosystem perspective to achieve those goals. The pursuit of enhancing...

...Henrik Gislason; Jørgen Hvid; Steffen Gøth; Per Rønne-Nielsen; Christian Hallum Purpose An increasing number of Danish municipalities wish to minimize tax avoidance due to profit shifting in their public procurement. To facilitate this effort, this study aims to develop a firm-level indicator...