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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349539503321

Autore

Rhode Alexander

Titolo

Public Procurement in the European Union : How Contracting Authorities Can Improve Their Procurement Performance in Tenders / / by Alexander Rhode

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer Gabler, , 2019

ISBN

3-658-28073-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 279 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Schriften zum europäischen Management

Disciplina

352.53094

Soggetti

Behavioral economics

Public administration

Behavioral/Experimental Economics

Public Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Definition of performance management in tenders -- Identification of Contracting Authorities’ scope of action -- Discussion of performance-oriented measures -- Investigation of starting price publication -- Analysis of starting price precision -- Derivation of managerial and regulative implications.

Sommario/riassunto

Alexander Rhode investigates performance-oriented measures of Contracting Authorities in public tenders conducted within the EU. He finds that Contracting Authorities can improve their performance and attract more suppliers by publishing (as precise as possible) starting prices in the beginning of a tender. First, he reports that compared with private-sector negotiations, starting prices do not create entry barriers in public procurement. Second, he finds that increased numerical precision of starting prices is linearly correlated with better performance and a higher number of bids. In public procurement, suppliers tend to attribute increased credibility to precise starting prices which reduces their (perceived) entry risks. Contents Definition of performance management in tenders Identification of Contracting Authorities’ scope of action Discussion of performance-oriented measures Investigation of starting price publication Analysis of starting



price precision Derivation of managerial and regulative implications Target Groups Researchers and students focusing on behavioral economics Experts in public procurement and private-sector purchasing The Author Alexander Rhode studied business administration at the University of Mannheim and the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. He completed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Uta Herbst at the University of Potsdam. He works for a leading global consultancy firm focusing on the healthcare sector.