Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the structure and dynamics of academic
articles relating to public procurement (PP) in the period 1984–2022 (up to May). The …

The article examines how local governments' procurement complexity and structure interact
to influence e-procurement adoption. Drawing on the survey data of over 400 cities, we find …

Some US local governments are leveraging public procurement to meet their sustainability
goals. However, does the simultaneous pursuit of multiple sustainability objectives …

Abstract We present subannual observations (2009–2014) of a major West Antarctic glacier
(Pine Island Glacier) and the neighboring ocean. Ongoing glacier retreat and accelerated …

In the 1980s, governments around the world adopted New Public Management ideas about
inserting competition into government as a way to improve the performance of public …

Competition over the allocation of scarce resources motivates many public policy choices,
and increasingly influences the management of public organizations. With the rise of the …

Public procurement is the most corrupt government activity. Process disintegration, limited
competition, and corruption are the most common challenges in the procurement system …

Purpose Assessing and measuring the extent of organization-level policy implementation
has received little scholarly attention, especially in the areas of local governments' …

This paper presents the case of public procurement, which is seen as a powerful instrument
to foster social equity and justice. It builds on theories that acknowledge social equity and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the roles and responsibilities most important
to public procurement practitioners to learn about procurement's influence in the public …