University of Bath School of Management

CRiSPS publishes book in conjunction with International Study of Public Procurement

Public Procurement

The School of Management’s Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS) has recently published a book, Public Procurement: International cases and commentary. The book brings together the findings of the first workshop of the International Research Study of Public Procurement (IRSPP).

The IRSPP workshop, which CRiSPS runs every two years, is a multi-national research study of public procurement practices and policies which develops international comparative procurement benchmarks and enhances the body of knowledge in government procurement.
Eminent procurement executives and researchers from centres of excellence in procurement around the world make up the IRSPP group, and are endeavouring to develop the procurement body of knowledge and the procurement profession.

Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS)

The book provides learning opportunities for managers and academics by discussing change initiatives undertaken by other countries and other sectors. It presents a range of case studies of public procurement, covering diverse nations, sectors and issues, and these are combined with editorial commentary and contextualizing chapters to assist the student reader in understanding this complex topic.

The book has been edited by a team of internationally recognised experts in the field: Dr Louise Knight, Senior Research Fellow at CRiSPS; Professor Christine Harland, Director of CRiSPS; Jan Telgen, NEVI Professor of Purchasing Management at Twente University, The Netherlands; Khi V. Thai, Professor of Public Budgeting and Public Procurement at Florida Atlantic University, USA; Guy Callender, Foundation Chair and Professor of Strategic Procurement at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia; and Katy McKen, Centre Manager at CRiSPS.

Other contributors to the book were: Mary Aylesworth MBA, C.P.M.; Prof JA Badenhorst-Weiss; Ir. Bert Baeyens; Elmer Bakker PhD; Karsten Bloch BA; Nigel Caldwell BSc, MBA, PhD; Guy Callender PhD, CPA, MCIPS; Ken Dooley BA, BEc, M.Phil. Dip Ed.; Michael Essig PhD.

The book is published by Routledge and is available to buy now from Amazon.

Notes to Editors
Established as the largest research centre in strategic purchasing and supply in Europe, CRiSPS has a track record of delivering both blue sky thinking and leading edge applied research on both contemporary and future aspects of supply management, with research expertise focused on strategic outsourcing, strategic relationship management and sustainable procurement.

The IRSPP is a multi-national research study of Public Procurement practices and policies which develops international comparative procurement benchmarks and enhances the body of knowledge in government procurement.

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General Notes For Editors:

The University of Bath School of Management has consistently achieved both top research and teaching ratings in the UK's Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) assessments. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the School was rated 5th in the UK for management research.

We are one of a select number of international business schools accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's quality inspectorate and the Bath MBA has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) since 1976. The School is consistently ranked among the top UK business schools by The Times, The Sunday Times, The Financial Times and The Guardian.

The centrality of research to teaching is an essential feature of all our programmes. The School offers a full range of programmes from undergraduate to postgraduate up to PhD level and post-experience programmes including the world-ranked Bath MBA. The School also provides tailored executive development programmes for middle and senior management.

The School of Management has a faculty of around 90 teaching and research staff, including visiting academics, with a support team of around 70 managerial and administrative staff. Research income averages £2 million per annum. There are approximately 2,100 students in total comprising some 200 MBA students, 460 Master’s students, 210 full- and part-time research students, and over 1100 undergraduates following BSc degrees. The School also runs joint undergraduate programmes with Departments in the Faculties of Engineering and Design, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.