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The What, Who, and How of Public Procurement: Job Functions Performed and Managed by Professionals

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Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices

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Public procurement practitioners and scholars have recently become focused on professionalism to promote standardization and a foundation for studying the job functions of the practice. The goal of this empirical study is to examine what public procurement practitioners actually do on their job and who may qualify as professionals for the field. Sensitivity analysis is utilized to determine the job tasks public procurement practitioners perform and manage, along with the job descriptions of practitioners who complete these tasks, as a starting point for examining how practitioners approach completion of their work. The political and neutral orientations of public procurement and administration are subsequently theorized for future inquiry into public procurement practices and outcomes.

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Steinfeld, J. (2017). The What, Who, and How of Public Procurement: Job Functions Performed and Managed by Professionals. In: Thai, K. (eds) Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices. Public Administration, Governance and Globalization, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49280-3_17

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