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....

<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>

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze year-end spending practices in the European Economic Area (EEA) to baseline the pervasiveness of year-end spending spikes across countries in Europe. Design/methodology/approach: The Tenders Electronic Daily dataset is used to descriptively...