An exploration of management competencies in public sector procurement

Abstract

There is currently much debate about the meaning of competency and its importance to professionalization. This article explores the personal meaning and importance of competency from the perspective of public buyers and managers in Ireland and the UK. Using an in-depth mixed method research design, we propose a typology of public procurement competency and discuss the implications of the framework for professionalization of public procurement.

Citation

McKevitt, D., Davis, P., Woldring, R., Smith, K., Flynn, A. and McEvoy, E. (2012), "An exploration of management competencies in public sector procurement", Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 333-355. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-12-03-2012-B002

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