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Gender-responsive public procurement: strategies to support women-owned enterprises

open access: yesJournal of Public Procurement, 2021
Purpose This paper aims to inform strategies to enhance public procurement opportunities for women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To do so, the study examines two research questions: To what extent are women-owned enterprises under ...
B. Orser   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

European public procurement directives and their implementation in Slovenia

open access: yesCentral European Public Administration Review, 2010
This article presents the results of the research work “Awarding work to external contractors,” carried out with a questionnaire in 2009 and 2010. The research examined the method and scope of public procurement in Slovenian municipalities with more than
Stanka Setnikar Cankar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The house of competence of the quality manager

open access: yesCogent Business & Management, 2017
In modern organizations the work of the quality manager is varied and complex. Therefore, what common attributes should characterize an exemplary quality manager?
Helgi Þór Ingason   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

ANALYSIS OF THE FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

open access: yesМодернизация, инновация, развитие, 2016
This article presents a synthesis of the experience of foreign government and corporate procurement management. Set out key aspects of the organization of procurement for government and corporate needs, disclosed issues of centralization and ...
Vladimir Vladimirovich Savchenko
doaj   +1 more source

European Green Deal – the way to Circular Public Procurement

open access: yesERA Forum, 2021
The aim of this paper is to link the concept of green public procurement (GPP) to the nowadays popular circular economy (CE) concept by exploring the possibilities of circular public procurement. The legal framework will be specified at all stages of the
T. Tátrai, Orsolya Diófási-Kovács
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community resilience to crime: A study of the 2011 Brisbane flood

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 70, Issue 3-4, Page 379-393, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Understanding and enhancing community resilience is a global priority as societies encounter a rising number of extreme weather events. Given that these events are typically both sudden and unexpected, community resilience is typically examined after the disaster so there can be no before and after comparisons.
Rebecca Wickes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating ICT In-House Procurement in Finland: Evaluating Legal Frameworks and Practical Challenges [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
In-house procurement is a controversial issue in the field of public procurement. Simply put, such procurement allows overlooking certain aspects of fair and equal treatment of vendors. This paper presents qualitative research on in-house ICT procurement within Finnish municipalities.
arxiv  

Public Procurement: How open is the European Union to US firms and beyond? CEPS Policy Insights No 2020-04 / March 2020 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
A recent report on public procurement published by the United States Government Accounting Office (GAO) attempted to provide a range of estimates for the EU and the US, among others, and argued that the EU awarded a low share of public procurement ...
Cernat, Lucian   +1 more
core  

Pharmaceutical procurement among public sector procurers in CARICOM [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. To examine multiple aspects of the medicines in CARICOM procurement markets, including manufacturer headquarters location, regulatory history, and type (innovator versus generic); the proportion of World Health Organization (WHO) essential medicines; and the most expensive medicines procured. Method.
Francis Burnett   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Is public procurement fit for reaching sustainability goals? A law and economics approach to green public procurement

open access: yes, 2021
Green public procurement is assumed to have a strong steering effect. The recent EU Green Deal contains proposals to amend green public procurement rules from voluntary to mandatory regulation, which has been endorsed by several legal scholars.
Kirsi-Maria Halonen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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