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The “Mental Revolution” of the Public Procurement Specialist: Achieving Transformative Impacts within the Context of E-Procurement

The “Mental Revolution” of the Public Procurement Specialist: Achieving Transformative Impacts within the Context of E-Procurement

Alexandru V. Roman
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466626652|ISBN10: 1466626658|EISBN13: 9781466626966
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2665-2.ch001
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Roman, Alexandru V. "The “Mental Revolution” of the Public Procurement Specialist: Achieving Transformative Impacts within the Context of E-Procurement." Public Sector Transformation Processes and Internet Public Procurement: Decision Support Systems, edited by Natasa Pomazalová, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2665-2.ch001

APA

Roman, A. V. (2013). The “Mental Revolution” of the Public Procurement Specialist: Achieving Transformative Impacts within the Context of E-Procurement. In N. Pomazalová (Ed.), Public Sector Transformation Processes and Internet Public Procurement: Decision Support Systems (pp. 1-16). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2665-2.ch001

Chicago

Roman, Alexandru V. "The “Mental Revolution” of the Public Procurement Specialist: Achieving Transformative Impacts within the Context of E-Procurement." In Public Sector Transformation Processes and Internet Public Procurement: Decision Support Systems, edited by Natasa Pomazalová, 1-16. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2665-2.ch001

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Abstract

This chapter suggests an original perspective for delineating the role played by procurement specialists within the context of the efforts to redefine digital public procurement as a major pylon in the transformation of governance. Although in the last two decades scholars have provided an abundance of quality academic accounts addressing the possible transformative benefits of e-procurement, more often than not, public procurement specialists remain a mere afterthought within such discussions. In this chapter, it is argued that the digitalization of public procurement will sustain the desired transformative returns only if these efforts are accompanied by a reformative evolution of public procurement professionals. Paradoxically, transformation at the individual level is found to be the key element for instituting genuine changes and effectively employing digital decision-making support systems in public procurement.

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