The share of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in public procurement lags behind their actual economic role. Both SMEs and large organizations face challenges in public procurement but often small businesses' resources are scarcer and they experience greater difficulties. SMEs' more active participation in public procurement could increase competition, encourage innovativeness, contribute to job creation and economic development, and lead to better public services. The aim of this thesis is to find out why it may be challenging for SMEs to become suppliers for the public sector and what factors promote SMEs' participation and success in public procurement. The study also defines the concept of a successful contractual relationshi...
Yrityksen kokonaiskustannuksista noin 50-80 prosenttia muodostuu yrityksen ulkopuolelta hankituista ...
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test the relationship between firms’ experience of SME-fri...
A significant share of the goods and services used by the public sector in Finland are procured from...
The value of public procurement is remarkable in the Finnish national economy and public procurement...
Abstract This thesis increases the understanding of public-private partnerships (PPPs) by examining...
This study explains first the background and objectives of the procurement legislation. Procurement...
The importance of purchasing in the private sector has been acknowledged, at least in successful org...
Public procurement accounts for a significant part of the GDP in Finland. In previous literature pub...
This thesis is a case study that investigates the material procurement of a public organization. The...
The public sector uses Public Private Partnership (PPP) models as a procurement method for their bui...
The subject of the thesis is very topical. For the moment, the public procurement is highly debated...
Supplier relationships have gained more and more attention among the academia and practicing manager...
Operations of Finnish cities are increasingly based on procured products and services. The products...
Barriers to SME participation in public procurement have been the focus of research for many years. ...
Abstract This study examines the phenomenon of end-user engagement in innovative public procurement...
Yrityksen kokonaiskustannuksista noin 50-80 prosenttia muodostuu yrityksen ulkopuolelta hankituista ...
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test the relationship between firms’ experience of SME-fri...
A significant share of the goods and services used by the public sector in Finland are procured from...
The value of public procurement is remarkable in the Finnish national economy and public procurement...
Abstract This thesis increases the understanding of public-private partnerships (PPPs) by examining...
This study explains first the background and objectives of the procurement legislation. Procurement...
The importance of purchasing in the private sector has been acknowledged, at least in successful org...
Public procurement accounts for a significant part of the GDP in Finland. In previous literature pub...
This thesis is a case study that investigates the material procurement of a public organization. The...
The public sector uses Public Private Partnership (PPP) models as a procurement method for their bui...
The subject of the thesis is very topical. For the moment, the public procurement is highly debated...
Supplier relationships have gained more and more attention among the academia and practicing manager...
Operations of Finnish cities are increasingly based on procured products and services. The products...
Barriers to SME participation in public procurement have been the focus of research for many years. ...
Abstract This study examines the phenomenon of end-user engagement in innovative public procurement...
Yrityksen kokonaiskustannuksista noin 50-80 prosenttia muodostuu yrityksen ulkopuolelta hankituista ...
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test the relationship between firms’ experience of SME-fri...
A significant share of the goods and services used by the public sector in Finland are procured from...