Embedding Knowledge Management in Public Sector Procurement： Redesigning for the Knowledge Economy

作     者：Denise A. D. Bedford 

作者机构：Kent State University Kent USA 

出 版 物：《Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing》 (现代会计与审计（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第10卷第5期

页      面：594-606页

学科分类：02[经济学] 081405[工学-防灾减灾工程及防护工程] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 08[工学] 020101[经济学-政治经济学] 0814[工学-土木工程] 

主　　题：private sector procurement public sector procurement knowledge management intellectual capital management procurement life cycle procurement principles 

摘      要：There is a perception in the public, political, and trade discourse that private sector procurement performs ＂better＂ than does public sector procurement. This research considers whether this perception is justified. This paper proposes a conceptual framework for assessing issues that influence procurement performance. The framework takes into account the organization＇s business goals, its procurement principles, the design of its procurement capability, the intellectual capital or knowledge that is used to support procurement operations, and the use of knowledge management methods. To represent these factors, the framework adapts the conceptual framework proposed by McElroy （2002）, leverages Andriessen＇s （2005） characterization of intellectual capital, and adopts Bedford＇s （2012） description of the practice of knowledge management. The results, though preliminary and exploratory, suggest that factors which are more often practiced in the private sector than the public sector contribute to higher performance.