Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes

Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes

During last decades, the function of public procurement has been increasingly affected by the ecological and ethical principle of ‘sustainability’. Yet, relatively little we know about how public officers think about sustainability in public procurement. This Q methodology study provides some eviden...

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Main Authors: Alberto Asquer, Igor Marcialis
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Ubiquity Press 2014-12-01
Series:Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
Subjects:
Sustainable procurement
development cooperation programmes
Q methodology
Online Access:https://www.ssas-yearbook.com/articles/68
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spelling doaj-17c992ff05934b59bbbf87e8b35247df2020-11-25T00:09:22ZdeuUbiquity PressYearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences2632-92552014-12-0151658110.5334/ssas.6867Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation ProgrammesAlberto Asquer0Igor Marcialis1Department of Financial and Management Studies, University of London, London, EnglandGhana Private Sector Development Facility, Embassy of Italy in Accra, GhanaDuring last decades, the function of public procurement has been increasingly affected by the ecological and ethical principle of ‘sustainability’. Yet, relatively little we know about how public officers think about sustainability in public procurement. This Q methodology study provides some evidence of the variety of views held on what sustainable procurement is, what are the effects of sustainable procurement on organisational practices, and how sustainability principles should be implemented.https://www.ssas-yearbook.com/articles/68Sustainable procurementdevelopment cooperation programmesQ methodology
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Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
Sustainable procurement
development cooperation programmes
Q methodology
author_facet Alberto Asquer
Igor Marcialis
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title Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes
title_short Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes
title_full Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes
title_fullStr Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes
title_sort exploring the discourse on sustainability in public procurement: a q methodology study in development cooperation programmes
publisher Ubiquity Press
series Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences
issn 2632-9255
publishDate 2014-12-01
description During last decades, the function of public procurement has been increasingly affected by the ecological and ethical principle of ‘sustainability’. Yet, relatively little we know about how public officers think about sustainability in public procurement. This Q methodology study provides some evidence of the variety of views held on what sustainable procurement is, what are the effects of sustainable procurement on organisational practices, and how sustainability principles should be implemented.
topic Sustainable procurement
development cooperation programmes
Q methodology
url https://www.ssas-yearbook.com/articles/68
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