The paper aims to evaluate the state of the literature on public procurement through
examination of the works published in the Journal of Public Procurement from 2001 to 2014 …

Considering that about 15 percent of global gross domestic product flows through public
procurement systems, the lack of systematic evidence on what works in this field is a major …

Recently, there have been a variety of arguments voiced to encourage that more attention
be given to the role qualitative methods can play in mixed methods research in public policy …

Public procurement has struggled to fulfill its mission to create public value due to a narrow
interpretation of value emphasizing the costs of procured goods and services. A holistic view …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the competencies that researchers need to develop
and employ for successful collaborative research. Design/methodology/approach The …

In this paper we investigate the collaborative paradigm in Sustainable Supply Chain
Management (SSCM). The depth and quality of the relationship between a firm and its …

Scholars emphasize the need for additional rigor in qualitative research. This inadvertently
encourages formulaic and standardized approaches that undermine the benefits of …

The article analyzes contracting challenges faced by Italian health care authorities and US
procurement officials in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and it provides …

We lack an in-depth understanding of how the different roles played by public innovation
intermediaries during their engagement in collaborative projects enable them to generate …

This study unpacks the environmental and social dimensions of supplier responsibility and
links each dimension to distinct drivers. Using stakeholder theory and the relational view, we …