Government procurement: past and current developments

Thai, Khi V.; Grimm, Rick

doi:10.1108/jpbafm-12-02-2000-b003

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“…Studies in this field are mostly concerned with private for-profit sectors and outsourcing behavior in the context of public purchasing has received limited attention (Johnston & Lewin, 1996;Reid & Plank, 2000;Thai & Grimm, 2000) and "most of the studies with respect to government purchasing have been conducted at a generic overview level" (Templin & Heberling, 1994, p. 43) or conceptual (Luqmani, Habib, & Kassem, 1988) or perceptual (Karande, Shankarmahesh, & Rao, 1999), but primarily based on an overview of how the selection criteria were viewed or processed. Some other studies, on public sector purchasing have dealt with the bidding process, with little attention as to how the rules are applied in a real life situation.…”

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Use of rules in decision-making in government outsourcing

Khan

Schroder

2009

Industrial Marketing Management

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Use of rules in decision-making in government outsourcing

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Schroder

2009

Industrial Marketing Management

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“…Attempting to answer this question is complicated by the lack of empirical research on state procurement. Despite the vast sums of money spent by state governments and the general perception that changes in state procurement are occurring, there seems to be support for MacManus and Watson's (1990) assertion that procurement has largely been ignored by public administration (see also MacManus, 1991;Thai & Grimm, 2000). As a result, little is known about the variation in state procurement systems, much less the factors that might account for it.…”

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“…1. For more complete discussions of public procurement history, see Thai and Grimm (2000) and, especially, Kelman (1990 , 1996); and, Deregulating the Public Service: Can Government Be Improved? (DiIulio, 1994).…”

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“…The increased scrutiny procurement is receiving is warranted in light of the relationship between government procurement and performance. All public agencies, regardless of size or level of government, require the purchase of goods and services to support their functions (Thai & Grimm, 2000). As the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) puts it, ".…”

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Exploring differences in the american states’ procurement practices

Coggburn

2017

Journal of Public Procurement

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This exploratory article examines the issue of state government procurement. It uses original survey data to create a measure of reformed state procurement practices, as suggested by the literature, and explores the ability of several variables from the state policy literature to explain observed differences in state procurement. Findings suggest that the states' procurement practices possess varying degrees of reform characteristics, that interest group diversity, legislative professionalism, results-oriented management, and regional effects each have significant relationships to state procurement practices, and that several "classic" explanations of state policy are not significantly related to state procurement practices. One implication is that procurement, like other forms of state administrative policy, may not be readily explained by widely utilized theories of state policy.

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“…This study examines whether public value approaches are practiced by public sector managers procuring construction projects. Project managers procuring infrastructure have been largely ignored in the academic literature (Thai & Grimm 2000), despite the fact that they have considerable influence over significant State funds.…”

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Exploring infrastructure procurement by Australian state governments

Staples

Dalrymple

2011

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on a research thesis that explores how Australian state government agencies procure infrastructure projects and the extent to which they view the procurement process as an opportunity to deliver more than just a physical facility. The primary purpose of this study was to understand the practice of construction project procurement by project managers on behalf of Australian state government agencies and to explore the creation of public value through procurement.Design/methodology/approachThis thesis presents results drawn from ten case studies of state government organisations that procure infrastructure; either roads or buildings. A total of 37 highly experienced project managers operationally responsible for the procurement of infrastructure within these organisations were interviewed.FindingsThe findings show that there is considerable scope for improving infrastructure procurement by Australian state governments and that broader public value creation approaches in the form of policy by‐products are either not considered or inconsistently pursued.Practical implicationsThe broader policy implications flowing from the research findings provide valuable commentary that inform the practice of infrastructure procurement and point to areas to which improvement efforts may be directed. These areas include the challenge of developing the next generation of infrastructure procurement managers, applying non‐price criteria in a rigorous way, using prequalification registers to engage in supplier development and delivering policy by‐products as part of standard procurement approaches.Originality/valueThis thesis presents qualitative data focused on the perspective of procurement professionals, a group who have, hitherto, been somewhat underrepresented in the literature.

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Government procurement: past and current developments

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