University of Twente Student Theses
Transforming Public Procurement : Identifying New Roles and Skills for Local Governments
Scholman, Tiemen Fredrik (2024) Transforming Public Procurement : Identifying New Roles and Skills for Local Governments.
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| Abstract: | Public organisations can drive change and innovation in societal issues like climate change, global crises, and societal values in their procurement policies. The nature of public procurement is traditionally cost-driven. It is challenging for public organisations to move away from this cost-driven approach. In the Netherlands, local governments are trying to achieve socially responsible procurement by joining initiatives like Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Opdrachtgeven en Inkopen (MVOI). However, the results of this implementation have been disappointing, and environmental goals will not be met at this pace. Therefore, a change in the local government's procurement process is needed. This research aims to determine how it can introduce new roles into the procurement process of local governments in the Netherlands by answering the following research question: What roles and skills will need to be introduced in public procurement departments of local governments to align the existing procurement process with MVOI's vision of green and social sustainability? |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/103006 |
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