A5016950123- Public Procurement and Policy
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Construction Project Management and Performance
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Organizational Management and Leadership
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Economic Analysis and Policy
- Financial Reporting and Valuation Research
- Accounting and Organizational Management
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Organizational Change and Leadership
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2013-2024
Geneeskundige en Gezondheidsdienst
2024
Gemeente Rotterdam
2024
Radboud University Nijmegen
2016-2017
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue and outline its major themes challenges, their relevance research opportunities field presents. Design/methodology/approach reviews prior literature outlines need view public procurement as a policy tool contributions issue. Findings Public has been consistently used further policies in wide range fields. collection articles contributes broader understanding role potential delivering desired outcomes society. show that...
Public organisations develop sustainable public procurement (SPP) policies to compel suppliers contribute societal goals. Studies show that the ability, motivation, and opportunity procurers have procure in a manner affect uptake of SPP. Most studies into SPP examine these factors only context one type (e.g., green procurement). The goal this paper is therefore relationship between six types SPP: (1) procurement, (2) social return on investment, (3) circular economy, (4) bio-based (5)...
To achieve greater sustainability, governments need to continuously adapt their purchasing activities innovations in the market. Sustainable procurement is a decision-making process which decisions of procurers determine if full potential sustainable used. The and thus behaviour are therefore crucial for successfulness procurement. According organizational theory, commitment change could influence this behaviour. Hence, study, we examined implement increases by Dutch public what determines...
AbstractIn the procurement process decisions of project teams determine if potential sustainable is attained. To optimize this, should be encouraged to adopt new behaviour. The academic literature awards an encouraging role change agent. A comparison agents in seven Dutch public projects shows that play important and help progress towards procurement.Keywords: Change agentorganizational changeproject teamspublic procurementsustainable AcknowledgementsThe author would like thank Ministry...
Public procurement amounts to about 16 per cent of the EU Member States' GDP. A major contribution achievement Sustainable Development Goals is possible by enhancing sustainable practices. The 2014 Procurement Directives (Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU) have largely clarified scope for permissible decisions, but adoption (SPP) still limited. rules could be more permissive thoroughly take into account all different aspects sustainability. Even urgent essential push...
Implementing new value systems in municipal organizations to add societal is extremely challenging. Value tensions emerge inside public when the traditional (TPA) and market (NPM) are confronted with collaborative (NPG). A multi-level case study, based on interviews, observations documents, was conducted two large Dutch municipalities analyze implementation challenges that civil servants encounter due of NPG. By integrating a governance mechanisms-based approach tension approach, paper...
Abstract Governments use activation policies to stimulate unemployed citizens in finding work. Caseworkers are, as front‐line workers, responsible for concrete trajectories based on these policies. Little is known about how caseworkers try get clients participate trajectories. In a qualitative, inductive study (consisting of observations and reflective interviews) two welfare agencies, we identified 10 motivational strategies that employed. The full‐range leadership model appeared be an...
Public procurement amounts to about 16 per cent of the EU Member States’ GDP. A major contribution achievement Sustainable Development Goals is possible by enhancing sustainable practices. The 2014 Procurement Directives (Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU) have largely clarified scope for permissible decisions, but adoption (SPP) still limited. rules could be more permissive thoroughly take into account all different aspects sustainability. Even urgent essential push...
Organizations in the public sector generally use contractual governance mechanisms to govern buyer–supplier relationships. Little is known about what happens when procurement put under pressure and which strategies are used such turbulent times. News articles, parliamentary documents, internal communication regarding of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 crisis Netherlands were analysed address this question. The findings show a brief shift from relational governance, followed by...
Governance matters in public procurement: navigating between control and trust This introductory article for the special issue on governance procurement explores significant impact has markets society. It delves into intricate balance within process, contrasting traditional contractual with relational governance. Contributions this shed light various issues, from crisis management to sustainability transitions supplier management. A recurring theme across articles is call increased...
The governance of procurement in times crises: Balancing between control strategies: contract, relationship or laissez-faire? In this article, we demonstrate how the processes unfolded during acquisition face masks and other personal protective equipment amid COVID-19 crisis. An extensive document analysis was conducted, spanning January 2020 to December 2021, encompassing over 522 documents, including news articles, parliamentary records, internal communications. Our research reveals that,...