Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the knowledge public procurement professionals perceive as important for performing their duties. Design/methodology/approach: Using secondary data generated from a job analysis study commissioned by the Universal Public Procurement Certification...

<italic>The academic literature on the selection of suppliers for public contracts, while vast, lacks attention when examining the use of local suppliers. Benefits of local suppliers have been discussed with respect to local economies, but the actual selection of these suppliers has been largely...</italic>

Research on the impact of oneʼs self-perception of voice on their willingness to take part in organizations collaboration has recently been empirically demonstrated. However, in the context of larger, global organizations, research has yet to determine the importance of voice and collaboration....