Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 13 Issue 03

Dispelling fear and loathing in government acquisition: A proposal for cultivational governance in dod source selections

Steve M. Maser, Fred Thompson

Government contracting is rife with miscommunication and misperception, sometimes unavoidably, and is often associated with secrecy, autarky, and opportunism. These qualities…

The logic of estimation: Describing the budgetary work of program managers

Osbin L. Ervin

In estimating budgetary needs, public managers focus on the major elements in delivery of public services, resources, work, and objectives/results. The flow of reasoning is…

Design and build procurements in the polish public sector

Agnieszka Leśniak, Krzysztof Zima

One of the possible systems of project delivery is design & build (D&B), which is widely used in many countries. In the Polish public procurement market, the D&B system has been…

Public policy and financial management through eprocurement: A practice oriented normative model for maximizing transformative impacts

Alexandru V. Roman

Scholars have suggested that the current dynamics within the provision of public services have shaped traditional administration into governance by contract. Under such…

An appraisal of the use of social criteria in public procurement in Nigeria

Temidayo O. Akenroye

Socially responsible procurement is increasingly attracting public attention, but little is known about the use of social requirements in public procurement process in developing…