Abstract
Public administration is an important force influencing equality in today’s society. Like budgetary choices, public procurement has increasingly gained attention as a means to promote equality. Yet, there are important gaps in knowledge, especially regarding how equality requirements in public procurement affect company behaviour. This paper sheds first light on the impact strategic public procurement has on employers’ behaviour. Based on empirical research, this paper highlights that companies perceive a limited prevalence of equality stipulations in Scottish public procurement practices and raises doubts about the impact of public procurement practices to create a successful business case for equality.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 437-445 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Public Money and Management |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- business case
- gender equality
- public procurement
- public sector equality duty
- Scotland
- Business case
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Administration