Supplier diversification by executive order: Examining the effect reporting compliance, education and training, outreach, and proximity to leadership have on government procurement behavior with minority business enterprises

Blount, Ian; Hill, James W.

doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2015.04.001

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“…This economic rationale is a driver of supplier diversity programs and set-aside programs for governments [102]. However, one prerequisite for being involved in government contracts is to have enough capital and funds.…”

Section: Undercapitalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, with regard to stakeholder theory, a well-prepared outreach plan to find minority business enterprises (MBEs) and communicate available information about tenders to them and engage relevant stakeholders, is considered a success factor in implementing policies such as supplier diversity [102]. The interviewees regard this as a barrier for inclusion in public procurement.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Education/training is considered an essential component for the success of supplier diversity programs [102]. However, the interviewees claimed that there is no such a thing as formal training about public procurement of tenders which could be considered a cost-reducing activity if it existed.…”

Section: Training and Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is not in line with the socially responsible rationale of suggested government mandates that facilitate minority entrepreneurs' entrance to, and fair competition in, the procurement process. This facilitation would be an act of CSR and the right thing to do [102,110,111].…”

Section: Competitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To be able to establish an understanding between this mutual language, the training could go even further to the public sector, rather than just focusing on the suppliers. Training and education of the government procurement staff on how to interact with immigrant entrepreneurs would reinforce the success of supplier diversity programs [102].…”

Section: Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exclude Me Not: The Untold Story of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Sweden

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This article examines the perspectives of immigrant entrepreneurs on the barriers they face regarding their inclusion in public procurement in Sweden through the so-called supplier diversity programs. Drawing upon modern stakeholder theory and transaction cost economics, this study aims to identify potential barriers such entrepreneurs face in succeeding as suppliers to the public sector. Data were collected through interviews with immigrant entrepreneurs who had experience with the public procurement tender process in Sweden. The results reveal that immigrant entrepreneurs doing business with public procurement face several barriers, ranging from economic to social ones such as information, advertising, human resources, and undercapitalization. The interviewees believe that such barriers weaken their performance and hinder their success in public procurement tenders. When it comes to supplier diversity programs, the entrepreneurs under study were either unaware of such programs in public procurement in Sweden or did not believe in their effectiveness.

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