Maximising “Community Benefits” in public procurement: tensions and trade-offs
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Purpose This study aims to illuminate the challenges involved in implementing community benefits (CBs), a sustainable public procurement policy that ensures that there are positive social and economic outcomes for the local community when public money is spent on goods, works and services. Design/methodology/approach Interviews and focus groups were conducted with public sector buyers and suppliers in Wales with experience in implementing CBs. Resource dependence theory was used to examine the extent to which dependence on resources effects CBs implementation. Findings Whilst the study confirms that implementation of CBs improves economic and social outcomes, there can also be challenges for public sector organisations and their constituent supply chains. These include tensions between CBs and other policies, differing views between buyers and suppliers, and the unintended consequences of promoting one form of CBs over another. Research limitations/implications The research found that Welsh Government influences the buyer-supplier dyad through regulatory and financial power. We elaborate on resource dependency theory by adding four constructs (powerful stakeholders, intra and inter organisational issues, challenges and enablers) to better understand the flows of power and resources in this research context. Practical implications Buyer and supplier practitioners and policymakers may find the factors leading to successful CBs implementation useful, such as ensuring closer comm…
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“Important drivers include governmental commitment and expectations (Wontner et al., 2020) with a clear political vision and an adequate basis for decision-making (Lundmark et al., 2021;Palm & Backman, 2017), effective social and environmental laws and rewards and recognition associated with compliance (Adjei-Bamfo et al., 2020;Liu et al., 2021), as well as national objectives (Lindfors & Ammenberg”
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Political commitment, clear policy frameworks and regulatory pressures are crucial drivers of GPP.
“Political commitment, clear policy frameworks and regulatory pressures are crucial drivers of GPP, emphasising the need for strong government support to promote sustainable procurement practises (Lundmark et al., 2021;Wontner et al., 2020).”
From Green public procurement as an effective way for sustainable development: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis (2025) · cites this paper as Wontner et al., 2020
Government commitment and expectations is a facilitator of GPP.
“Government commitment and expectations Wontner et al. (2020)”
From Green public procurement as an effective way for sustainable development: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis (2025) · cites this paper as Wontner et al. (2020)
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- Authors
- Wontner, K. L., Walker, H., Harris, I., & Lynch, J.
- Affiliations
- Cardiff University (GB)
- Venue
- International Journal of Operations & Production Management
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2020-10-03
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1909-1939
- ISSN
- 0144-3577 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3090091956
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 9.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Operations & Production Management (publishedVersion)
- ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (acceptedVersion)
- ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Public Procurement and Policy
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Keywords
- community benefits, public procurement, resource dependence theory, power and resources, policy implementation, socio-economic sustainability, supply chain, Wales, Welsh Government
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