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Optimization of pharmaceutical research and development by early‐phase assessment of investigational medicinal products

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Small and mid‐sized pharmaceutical innovators often have limited in‐house health economics and market access expertise, and may struggle to align development strategies of investigational medicinal products with health system needs and payer expectations.
Zoltán Kaló   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Government Transparency: Six Strategies for More Open and Participatory Government [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Offers strategies for realizing Knight's 2009 call for e-government and openness using Web 2.0 and 3.0 technologies, including public-private partnerships to develop applications, flexible procurement procedures, and better community broadband ...
Jon Gant, Nicol Turner-Lee
core  

The UNCITRAL model law: a guide for reforming the legal regulation of public procurement

open access: yesHalyk̦aralyk̦ k̦atynastar ža̋ne halyk̦aralyk̦ k̦u̇k̦yk̦ seriâsì, 2020
The article presents a General description of the regulation of public procurement by the UNCITRAL Model law on public procurement in 2011 as a tool for interstate integration in this area.
S. Aidarbayev, A. Begzhan
doaj  

Scaling behavior of public procurement activity. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2021
Curado A   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Reporting and External Assurance: Evidence From UK Listed Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops and tests a model explaining why some companies obtain external assurance for their sustainability reports while others do not. Our model integrates rational choice and stakeholder theories, providing novel insights into the sustainability assurance literature.
Ibrahim A. Alkhataybeh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competition and cost overruns. Optimal misspecification of procurement contracts [PDF]

open access: yes
Most cases of cost overruns in public procurement are related to important changes in the initial project design. This paper deals with the problem of design specification in public procurement and provides a rationale for design misspecification.
Juan J. Ganuza
core  

One Size Still Does Not Fit All: Configuration Pathways of Environmental, Social, and Governance and Board Diversities for Higher Firm Performances Across One‐ and Two‐Tier Systems

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an ongoing, albeit uncertain, debate among stakeholders regarding the benefits of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, reflected in mixed empirical findings on its impact on firm performance. In addition to this reporting, diversity (gender and cultural) on boards, which is strongly promoted at the EU level, has ...
Baoying Zhu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public procurement for sustainability

open access: yes
Public procurement emerges as an instrument to promote sustainability and innovation, facilitating the implementation of policy goals. Adaptive procurement leverages sustainable innovation available in the market. Developmental procurement creates demand for solutions that do not exist yet but need to be developed first.
Pihlajamaa Matti, Valovirta Ville
openaire   +1 more source

Local Advantage in a Global Era: Making Local Procurement Work for New York [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Around the country municipalities have enacted local procurement preference laws, which give a competitive advantage to local firms bidding on public contracts. Much of this legislation has been informed by a broader “local first” movement. Those in this
Kedron, Amy
core   +1 more source

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