Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 20 Issue 3

Compliance mediating role within road construction regulatory framework

Noah Mwelu, Peter R. Davis, Yongjian Ke, Susan Watundu

The propose of this study is to focus on the mediating role of compliance with procurement regulatory frameworks in implementing public road construction projects.

Social return on investment in the public sector

Rob Vluggen, Relus Kuijpers, Janjaap Semeijn, Cees J. Gelderman

Social return on investment (SROI) is a systematic way of incorporating social values of different stakeholders into public sector decision-making on sustainability. This study…

Drivers and differentiators: a grounded theory study of procurement in public and private organizations

Dolores Kuchina-Musina, John Charles Morris, Joshua Steinfeld

The purpose of this study is to examine procurement professionals’ perceptions of public-private partnerships in contract arrangements and to explore decision-making that takes…

A systems approach for green public procurement implementation

Conghu Wang, Yuhua Qiao, Xiaoming Li

This paper aims to identify important factors in green public procurement (GPP) implementation and then to clarify how these factors affect GPP implementation.

Identifying the latent shortcomings in achieving value for money within the Ghanaian construction industry

Ernest Kissi, Theophilus Adjei-Kumi, Samuel Twum-Ampofo, Caleb Debrah

The non-achievement of projects of best value remains a perennial problem within the construction industry. This paper aims to identify the latent shortcomings affecting the…