Government purchasing: an evolving profession?
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
ISSN: 1096-3367
Article publication date: 1 March 2000
Abstract
As government organizations step hopefully into a new century, among the challenges they face will be the demands of the “New Purchasing” and persistent pressure to redefine the role of the purchasing practitioner in government. Reengineering of purchasing activities was a constant feature of the 1990s in many government jurisdictions. Those who manage the function usually influence a large share of organizational expenditure and must also cope with the demands of e-commerce, devolution of responsibility, partnering and strategic alliances, and the implications of globalization within the context of an accountable public sector. Applying some theoretical, functionalist models of a profession, this paper seeks to establish professional credentials for purchasing practitioners.
Citation
Callender, G. and Matthews, D. (2000), "Government purchasing: an evolving profession?", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 272-290. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-12-02-2000-B005
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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