Essays about: "public procurement theories"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words public procurement theories.

  1. 1. Public Procurement of Innovations: A study on contributing toward climate neutrality within the construction sector

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Ilakia Amirthalingam; Nellie Kramer; [2022]
    Keywords : Public Procurement; LOU; Innovation; Sustainability; Climate-neutrality; Offentlig Upphandling; LOU; Innovation; Hållbarhet; Klimatneutralitet;

    Abstract : Large players within the construction sector have launched the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2045. In Sweden, the construction sector accounts for approximately 20 % of the country's total emissions. READ MORE

  3. 2. The business of business is the common good : not-for-profit business and the transition to a sustainable society

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Emma Bergeling; [2021]
    Keywords : not-for-profit business; post-growth economy; sustainable business; sustainability; social enterprises;

    Abstract : New economic theories that seek compatibility with human needs and our planet’s finite resources are emerging within different academic disciplines. For one, there is a growing body of literature considering alternatives to economic growth as potential solutions to the ongoing sustainability crises. READ MORE

  4. 3. Framework procurements and their effect on the Swedish housing market – An analysis of SABO Kombohus Bas

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Bonnie Winnberg; Simone Heller; [2016]
    Keywords : Public housing companies; Framework procurements; Construction costs; Housing shortage; Industrialized housing construction; Rental apartments; Competition; Allmännyttan; Ramavtalsupphandling; Byggkostnader; Bostadsbrist; Industrialiserat byggande; Hyresrätter; Konkurrens;

    Abstract : Sweden is suffering from a large housing shortage due to urban population growth and low levels of new construction. Public housing companies play a major role on the market with their 46 percent share of the rental market. The production of rental apartments is especially problematic since profitability is limited. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Dilemma of Public Procurement. How interactions between public and private institutions unfold in practice

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hedwig Yllner; Anne-Kristine Toussaint; [2015-07-13]
    Keywords : public-private partnership; logic of appropriateness; neo-institutionalism; decision-making;

    Abstract : Abstract: Public-private partnerships are growing in importance, popularity and number as an attempt from the governments to cope with globalization pressures and are seen as a product of the New Public Management. The study focuses on the public procurement process where organizations from the public and private sectors are required to collaborate. READ MORE

  6. 5. Project Cost Deviations : Determination of Causes and Correlations & Implications for Public Procurement

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan

    Author : Lars Massa; [2015]
    Keywords : Project Cost Deviations; Correlations; Cost Overruns; Implications; Public Procurement;

    Abstract : Looking at newspapers nowadays, you are likely to see reports about public projects which turn out to be more expensive than estimated, sometimes even fourteen times the planned cost budget as in the case of the Sydney Opera. In order to gain a new insight on how this problematic could be improved, this paper aims to find correlations between the causes of deviations in public procurement and in the private market. READ MORE