Table 1.

Description of selected cases

CategoryMunOrgResOrg
Expert interviews3 interviews with lawyers specializing in public procurement and commercial contracting
Case data12 interviews Procurement documentation and contracts (82 pages) Documents and public sources describing organization, policy and processes6 interviews Procurement documentation and contracts (281pages) Documents and public sources describing organization, policy and processes
Position of respondentsProcurement manager, procurement officers, cleaning coordinators, department officer, sustainability coordinator, procurement unit division manager and cleaning support unit managerHead engineer, procurement manager, legal counsel and procurement officers
Empirical settingMunicipalityResearch organization
Studied relationshipPublicly procured cleaning servicesPublicly procured technical system delivered and installed by large European engineering company
Transaction attributesTwo plus two years contracts for daily cleaning services on specified objects within the municipality Asset specificity in terms of set-up costs and dedicated assets (employees, equipment) Uncertainty concerning delivered qualityProject-based engineering, manufacturing and assembly of single customized technical system Asset specificity in terms of customized design, component sourcing, manufacturing and assembly Uncertainty concerning timing of installment and commissioning of system in relation to other systems
Source(s): Author’s own work

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