Topic · Public Procurement and Policy
Most cited papers in Public Procurement and Policy
What are the most cited papers in Public Procurement and Policy?
The most cited paper in Public Procurement and Policy is "The Reification of Absorptive Capacity: A Critical Review and Rejuvenation of the Construct" (Peter J. Lane, Balaji R. Koka, Seemantini Madhukar Pathak, 2006), with 2,865 citations. Next come "A theory of incentives in procurement and regulation" (2,661) and "Do green supply chains lead to competitiveness and economic performance?" (2,428).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 386 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Reification of Absorptive Capacity: A Critical Review and Rejuvenation of the Construct Peter J. Lane, Balaji R. Koka, Seemantini Madhukar Pathak · Academy of Management Review | Oct 2006 | 2,865 |
| 2 | A theory of incentives in procurement and regulation Norman J. Ireland · International Journal of Industrial Organization | Mar 1994 | 2,661 |
| 3 | Do green supply chains lead to competitiveness and economic performance? Purba Rao, Diane Holt · International Journal of Operations & Production Management | 23 Aug 2005 | 2,428 |
| 4 | Drivers and barriers to environmental supply chain management practices: Lessons from the public and private sectors Helen L. Walker, Lucio Di Sisto, Darian McBain · Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management | 25 Feb 2008 | 1,403 |
| 5 | Public–Private Partnerships: An International Performance Review Graeme A. Hodge, Carsten Greve · Public Administration Review | May 2007 | 1,218 |
| 6 | INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA Hanna de Vries, Victor Bekkers, Lars G. Tummers · Public Administration | 28 Sep 2015 | 1,194 |
| 7 | Public procurement and innovation—Resurrecting the demand side Jakob Edler, Luke Georghiou · Research Policy | 23 May 2007 | 1,186 |
| 8 | An empirical investigation into supply chain management: a perspective on partnerships Robert E. Spekman, John W. Kamauff, Niklas Myhr · Supply Chain Management An International Journal | Jun 1998 | 1,080 |
| 9 | A literature review and a case study of sustainable supply chains with a focus on metrics Elkafi Hassini, Chirag Surti, Cory Searcy · International Journal of Production Economics | 8 Feb 2012 | 1,063 |
| 10 | Corporate governance: A stakeholder interpretation R. Edward Freeman, William M. Evan · Journal of Behavioral Economics | Dec 1990 | 1,046 |
| 11 | Characteristics of Supply Chain Management and the Implications for Purchasing and Logistics Strategy Martha C. Cooper, Lisa Marie Ellram · The International Journal of Logistics Management | Jul 1993 | 1,027 |
| 12 | An Empirical Investigation of Information Technology Sourcing Practices: Lessons from Experience1 Mary C. Lacity, Leslie P. Willcocks · MIS Quarterly | Sep 1998 | 1,017 |
| 13 | OUTSOURCING: TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT* Oliver E. Williamson · Journal of Supply Chain Management | Apr 2008 | 998 |
| 14 | THE ROLE OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES IN GREEN SUPPLY Frances Bowen, Paul D. Cousins, Richard Lamming et al. · Production and Operations Management | Jun 2001 | 965 |
| 15 | AN EXAMINATION OF REVERSE LOGISTICS PRACTICES Dale Stewart Rogers, Ronald S. Tibben‐Lembke · Journal of Business Logistics | Sep 2001 | 956 |
| 16 | Supply chain management: an analytical framework for critical literature review Simon R. Croom, Pietro Romano, Mihalis Giannakis · European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management | Mar 2000 | 952 |
| 17 | Strategic purchasing, supply management, and firm performance Injazz J. Chen, Antony Paulraj, Augustine A. Lado · Journal of Operations Management | 9 Aug 2004 | 940 |
| 18 | Enhancing Collaborative Innovation in the Public Sector Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing · Administration & Society | 7 Sep 2011 | 930 |
| 19 | The allocation of risk in PPP/PFI construction projects in the UK Li Nian Bing, Akintola Akintoye, Peter J. Edwards et al. · International Journal of Project Management | 2 Jun 2004 | 901 |
| 20 | The choice of innovation policy instruments Susana Borrás, Charles Edquist · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 16 Apr 2013 | 897 |
| 21 | Innovation in Governance and Public Services: Past and Present Jean F. Hartley · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics | 15 Mar 2010 | 885 |
| 22 | The quasifirm in the construction industry Robert G. Eccles · Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | Dec 1981 | 883 |
| 23 | Business on a Handshake Debra L. Shapiro, Blair H. Sheppard, Lisa Cheraskin · Negotiation Journal | Oct 1992 | 844 |
| 24 | Critical success factors for PPP/PFI projects in the UK construction industry Bing Li, Akintola Akintoye, Peter J. Edwards et al. · Construction Management and Economics | Jun 2005 | 819 |
| 25 | Review of studies on the Critical Success Factors for Public–Private Partnership (PPP) projects from 1990 to 2013 Robert Osei‐Kyei, Albert P.C. Chan · International Journal of Project Management | 5 Mar 2015 | 804 |
| 26 | Greening the supply chain: a new initiative in South East Asia Purba Rao · International Journal of Operations & Production Management | Jun 2002 | 793 |
| 27 | Why are companies offshoring innovation? The emerging global race for talent Arie Y. Lewin, Silvia Massini, Carine Peeters · Journal of International Business Studies | 7 May 2009 | 793 |
| 28 | Critical Success Factors for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development Xueqing Zhang · Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | 16 Dec 2004 | 752 |
| 29 | The Private Sector and the SDGs: The Need to Move Beyond ‘Business as Usual’ Regina A. Scheyvens, Glenn Banks, E. D. Hughes · Sustainable Development | 30 Mar 2016 | 746 |
| 30 | Sustainable procurement in the public sector: an international comparative study Stephen J. Brammer, Helen L. Walker · International Journal of Operations & Production Management | 19 Mar 2011 | 723 |
| 31 | Corporate social responsibility in global supply chains Mette Skovgaard Andersen, Tage Skjoett‐Larsen · Supply Chain Management An International Journal | 13 Mar 2009 | 708 |
| 32 | End‐of‐pipe or cleaner production? An empirical comparison of environmental innovation decisions across OECD countries Manuel Frondel, Jens Horbach, Klaus Rennings · Business Strategy and the Environment | 10 Jul 2006 | 691 |
| 33 | Drivers for the participation of small and medium‐sized suppliers in green supply chain initiatives Su‐Yol Lee · Supply Chain Management An International Journal | 2 May 2008 | 678 |
| 34 | Environmental purchasing: a framework for theory development George A. Zsidisin, Sue Perrott Siferd · European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management | Mar 2001 | 678 |
| 35 | Towards a more Circular Economy: Proposing a framework linking sustainable public procurement and sustainable business models Sjors Witjes, Rodrigo Lozano · Resources Conservation and Recycling | 6 May 2016 | 655 |
| 36 | Using public procurement to achieve social outcomes Christopher McCrudden · Natural Resources Forum | Nov 2004 | 608 |
| 37 | Collaborative Platforms as a Governance Strategy Christopher Ansell, Alison L. Gash · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 14 Aug 2017 | 601 |
| 38 | Public procurement re-examined Khi V. Thai · Journal of Public Procurement | Apr 2001 | 592 |
| 39 | Sustainable procurement in the United Kingdom public sector Helen L. Walker, Stephen J. Brammer · Supply Chain Management An International Journal | 13 Mar 2009 | 592 |
| 40 | The Efficiency of Incomplete Contracts: An Empirical Analysis of Air Force Engine Procurement Keith J. Crocker, Kenneth J. Reynolds · The RAND Journal of Economics | 1993 | 584 |
| 41 | Management of Social Issues in Supply Chains: A Literature Review Exploring Social Issues, Actions and Performance Outcomes Sadaat Ali Yawar, Stefan A. Seuring · Journal of Business Ethics | 15 Jun 2015 | 584 |
| 42 | What Improves Environmental Compliance? Evidence from Mexican Industry Susmita Dasgupta, Hemamala Hettige, David Wheeler · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management | 2000 | 577 |
| 43 | Public–Private Partnerships: from Contested Concepts to Prevalent Practice Tony Bovaird · International Review of Administrative Sciences | Jun 2004 | 574 |
| 44 | Towards a Circular Economy: The Role of Dutch Logistics Industries and Governments Nicole van Buren, Marjolein Demmers, Rob van der Heijden et al. · Sustainability | 8 Jul 2016 | 573 |
| 45 | Public–private partnerships: Perspectives on purposes, publicness, and good governance Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff · Public Administration and Development | 25 Jan 2011 | 568 |
| 46 | Privatization and Its Reverse: Explaining the Dynamics of the Government Contracting Process Abraham Hefetz · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | 5 Mar 2004 | 548 |
| 47 | How the transaction cost and resource‐based theories of the firm inform outsourcing evaluation Ronan McIvor · Journal of Operations Management | 8 Apr 2008 | 542 |
| 48 | Knowledge management in a public organization: a study on the relationship between organizational elements and the performance of knowledge transfer Syed Omar Sharifuddin bin Syed‐Ikhsan, Fytton Rowland · Journal of Knowledge Management | Apr 2004 | 534 |
| 49 | Contracting out by the public sector: theory, evidence, prospects Simon Domberger · Oxford Review of Economic Policy | Dec 1997 | 528 |
| 50 | Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Perspective Christian Bechtel, Jayanth Jayaram · The International Journal of Logistics Management | 1997 | 524 |
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