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Engagement versus disengagement: How structural and commercially-based regulatory changes have increased government risks in federal acquisitions
Elliott Cory YoderThe purpose of this working paper is to highlight the challenges and associated risks Federal contracting officers face while conducting business under commercially-based…
Flexible procurement approaches that facilitate relationship change and negotiation: The use of the invitation to negotiate
Wendell C. LawtherThe effectiveness of innovative procurement practices, illustrated at the US federal level by Performance Based Service Contracting and other best value approaches, depends upon…
Strategic procurement in uk local government: The role of elected members
J. Gordon MurrayThis paper is concerned with the potential role of elected members in the UK local government strategic procurement process. Strategic procurement and the best value regime are…
Imitating private business in public procurement: Swedish ’affärsmässigt’
Karsten Åström, Jan BröchnerWhile implementing the EC Procurement Directives in Swedish legislation, there remains a reference to 'business-like' (affärsmässig) practice as an external system of norms. The…
District of columbia: Procurement system needs major refo
To improve acquisition outcomes, in 1997 the District established the Office of Contracting and Procurement under the direction of a newly created chief procurement officer (CPO)…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Paul Joesbury
- Mr David Loseby