This article examines the relationship between firm size and public sector tendering. The findings show that size, measured by employee number, significantly influences small and medium sized enterprises’ (SMEs) tendering resources, behaviour and success; as such, micro-enterprises are resource-disadvantaged, tender less often and have lower success rates compared to small and\ud medium-sized firms. These findings indicate that SMEs are heterogeneous tenderers, and point to the need for more focused research on how SME characteristics influence ability and willingness to tender
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dominate the Single Market contributing to local employme...
Policies aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are now standard in public pr...
Small and medium-sized enterprises are believed to be a key driving force of economic vitality, inno...
This article examines the relationship between firm size and public sector tendering. The findings s...
This study investigates the relationship between firm size, resources, capabilities and involvement ...
Barriers to SME participation in public procurement have been the focus of research for many years. ...
Small- and medium-sized enterprise-friendly policies are central to public procurement. The extent t...
The European Commission encourages public authorities to split procurement contracts into multiple c...
This paper develops and tests a model for explaining small and medium-size enterprise (SME) particip...
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test the relationship between firms’ experience of SME-fri...
The public procurement market in the EU is worth around one-sixth of the total GDP of the EU. This ...
Public sector employees with responsibility for purchasing are under increasing pressure to implemen...
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dominate the Single Market contributing to local employme...
Policies aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are now standard in public pr...
Small and medium-sized enterprises are believed to be a key driving force of economic vitality, inno...
This article examines the relationship between firm size and public sector tendering. The findings s...
This study investigates the relationship between firm size, resources, capabilities and involvement ...
Barriers to SME participation in public procurement have been the focus of research for many years. ...
Small- and medium-sized enterprise-friendly policies are central to public procurement. The extent t...
The European Commission encourages public authorities to split procurement contracts into multiple c...
This paper develops and tests a model for explaining small and medium-size enterprise (SME) particip...
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test the relationship between firms’ experience of SME-fri...
The public procurement market in the EU is worth around one-sixth of the total GDP of the EU. This ...
Public sector employees with responsibility for purchasing are under increasing pressure to implemen...
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dominate the Single Market contributing to local employme...
Policies aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are now standard in public pr...
Small and medium-sized enterprises are believed to be a key driving force of economic vitality, inno...