Table IV. Barriers related to SROI...

Table IV.

Barriers related to SROI implementation in four cases

Barriers		Procurement	SROI
Barriers		Case	Case
Management support	Viscous decision-making process	[1][2]	[1][2]
	Top management initiatives/appropriate leadership	–	–
	Senior/middle management support for procurement officers with implementation	[3][4]	–
Policy	Blurry and ambiguous national SROI policy	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Lack of alignment between national and local SROI policies	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Privacy legislation	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
Information/communication	Transparent compilation and dissemination of information	[1][2][4]	[1][2][3]
	Good education and awareness of procurement officers	[2][3]	[1][2][3]
	Familiarity with policies by actors	[2][3]	[1][2][3][4]
	Attention and focus on development by actors	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
Organization	Sustainable procurement policy with clearly stated goals and well-defined authorities and responsibilities	[4]	[2][4]
	Organizational incentives	–	–
	Inclusion in the formal strategy and planning process with good allocation of resources	[4]	[2][4]
	Regulatory compliance	[1][2][3][4]	[1][3][4]
	Lack of resources for contract management in small municipalities	[4]	[4]
	Improper competition between social firms and commercial suppliers	[3]	–
Contracting	Depending on contract subject more evident in services	[3][4]	[2]
	Personal preference and experience of procurement officer	[1][4]	[1][2][4]
	Non-realistic expectation of SROI implementation by municipalities	[4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Policy dissimilarity between municipalities/regions	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Involvement of too many parties in contracting	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Dysfunction of SROI employees	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Requirements seem to generate a disadvantage for small entrepreneurs because of their lack of knowledge and resources	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Not measuring past performances by contractors in new tenders	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
External pressure	Ethical concern	–	–
	Governmental regulation	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Risk of public embarrassment/reputation/legal risks	[1][3]	[1][3]

Barriers		Procurement	SROI
Barriers		Case	Case
Management support	Viscous decision-making process	[1][2]	[1][2]
	Top management initiatives/appropriate leadership	–	–
	Senior/middle management support for procurement officers with implementation	[3][4]	–
Policy	Blurry and ambiguous national SROI policy	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Lack of alignment between national and local SROI policies	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Privacy legislation	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
Information/communication	Transparent compilation and dissemination of information	[1][2][4]	[1][2][3]
	Good education and awareness of procurement officers	[2][3]	[1][2][3]
	Familiarity with policies by actors	[2][3]	[1][2][3][4]
	Attention and focus on development by actors	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
Organization	Sustainable procurement policy with clearly stated goals and well-defined authorities and responsibilities	[4]	[2][4]
	Organizational incentives	–	–
	Inclusion in the formal strategy and planning process with good allocation of resources	[4]	[2][4]
	Regulatory compliance	[1][2][3][4]	[1][3][4]
	Lack of resources for contract management in small municipalities	[4]	[4]
	Improper competition between social firms and commercial suppliers	[3]	–
Contracting	Depending on contract subject more evident in services	[3][4]	[2]
	Personal preference and experience of procurement officer	[1][4]	[1][2][4]
	Non-realistic expectation of SROI implementation by municipalities	[4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Policy dissimilarity between municipalities/regions	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Involvement of too many parties in contracting	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Dysfunction of SROI employees	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Requirements seem to generate a disadvantage for small entrepreneurs because of their lack of knowledge and resources	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Not measuring past performances by contractors in new tenders	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
External pressure	Ethical concern	–	–
	Governmental regulation	[1][2][3][4]	[1][2][3][4]
	Risk of public embarrassment/reputation/legal risks	[1][3]	[1][3]

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