Procurement has to find further levers and advance its contribution to corporate goals continuously. This places pressure on its organization in order to facilitate its performance. Therefore, procurement organizations constantly have to evolve in order to match these demands. A conceptual model...

Purpose: Several intergovernmental organizations claim that the involvement of women in public procurement has a direct impact on sustainable development and growth, especially in the developing world, yet we know very little of such claim. This study aims to empirically examine how public...

Procurement has to find further levers and advance its contribution to corporate goals continuously. This places pressure on its organization in order to facilitate its performance. Therefore, procurement organizations constantly have to evolve in order to match these demands. A conceptual model...

Empirical evidence shows that both offshoring and backshoring decisions positively impact firm innovation. Other studies also indicate that both offshoring and backshoring decisions can inhibit firm innovation outcomes. These are paradoxical statements; they describe an offshoring-backshoring...