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Gender-responsive public procurement: strategies to support women-owned enterprises
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
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European public procurement directives and their implementation in Slovenia
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
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The house of competence of the quality manager
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
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ANALYSIS OF THE FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
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
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European Green Deal – the way to Circular Public Procurement
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
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Community resilience to crime: A study of the 2011 Brisbane flood
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
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Navigating ICT In-House Procurement in Finland: Evaluating Legal Frameworks and Practical Challenges [PDF]
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.
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Public Procurement: How open is the European Union to US firms and beyond? CEPS Policy Insights No 2020-04 / March 2020 [PDF]
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
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Pharmaceutical procurement among public sector procurers in CARICOM [PDF]
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
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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
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