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Cost-effectiveness, domestic favouritism and sustainability in public procurement: A comparative study of public preferences

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Keulemans, Shelena, Van de Walle, Steven·2017·International Journal of Public Sector Management
DOI 10.1108/ijpsm-10-2016-0169
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore and explain public preferences for different public procurement practices. The paper looks into public support for cost-effectiveness, discriminatory procurement in favour of domestic suppliers and sustainable procurement. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses Eurobarometer public opinion data on 26.836 EU citizens from 27 EU countries. Findings: This paper shows that EU citizens want public authorities to evaluate multiple aspects of any procurement offer in their public procurement decisions. It also found that, although cost-effectiveness and domestic favouritism are still important to EU citizens, citizens are most supportive of the objectives of sustainable procurement. Some associations between citizens’ procurement preferences and their social characteristics and political attitudes were found, but these only explain citizen procurement preferences to a limited extent. Country of residence has the strongest association with citizens’ acceptance of the objectives of sustainable procurement. Research limitations/implications: Even though the data contain information on the procurement preferences of a large number of EU citizens, it is a topic of inquiry that is sensitive to social desirability bias. Originality/value: This paper contributes to the empirical understanding of public attitudes towards public procurement. It is one of few studies on citizen attitudes towards different public procurement practices.

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Metadata

Authors
Keulemans, S., & Van de Walle, S.
Affiliations
Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
ORCID
Keulemans, Shelena
Venue
International Journal of Public Sector Management
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2017-05-08
Volume
30
Issue
4
Pages
328-341
ISSN
0951-3558 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/ijpsm-10-2016-0169
OpenAlex
W2604537640
Cited by
51
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • International Journal of Public Sector Management (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Public Procurement and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › European Union Policy and Governance
Keywords
public procurement, cost-effectiveness, sustainable procurement, citizen attitudes, public opinion, EU citizens, social desirability bias, political attitudes, country of residence

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Keulemans, S., & Van de Walle, S. (2017). Cost-effectiveness, domestic favouritism and sustainability in public procurement: A comparative study of public preferences. International Journal of Public Sector Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-10-2016-0169