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- Lindskog, Helena, et al.
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Will Electronic Procurement Change the Public Sector's Purchasing Behaviour?
- 2010
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In: 9th Annual ISOneWorld Conference, Issues in Information Systems Research. - Washington, DC, USA : The Information Institute. - 9781935160090
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This paper highlights the findings from the KNUT project (Electronic Procurement ofTelecommunications Services for the Swedish Public Sector). The project creates a service to make the whole public procurement process electronically from analysis of needs, through development of request for proposal (RfP), contract administration and feed back, as well as a model for public procurement of telecommunications services outgoing from end-users’ and organisational needs. The study includes a detailed analysis of the procurement process. Among the results is a new way of looking at the pros and cons of procurement from centrally negotiated framework contracts versus local procurement with the help of the KNUT service.
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- Dadfar, Hossein, et al.
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Board Effectiveness in Pharmaceutical Industry : The Case of TAPIC Pharmaceutical Group
- 2011
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In: Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing. - : David Publication. - 1548-6583. ; 7:5, s. 463-473
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study suggests an emperically tested modelto fit the pharmaceutical industry and the context of LDCs, especially Iran. The paper stands upon a rich database consisting of Tamin Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Investment Company (TAPIC) and its 11 subsidiary companies which are treated as 11 mini-cases. Data were collected by document analysis, questionnaire and interviews. The results suggest some improvements to the earlier models and show that the pattern of board effectiveness in Iranian pharmaceutical industry can be influenced by: (1) Internal factors including: (a) board members, the personality and background, (b) board composition, which is influenced by selection criteria, Tribalism, interpersonal relationship and belonging to the same ideological group, (c) board interactions, and (d) power distribution in the board, which is influenced by parenting power in holding companies. All internal factors are directly or indirectly affected by political issues as well as socio-cultural forces. (2) External factors including: (a) industrial complexity and the nature of industry, (b) industrial ethos, (c) legislation, and political forces, (d) economy, which the last two factors are influenced by international environment as well.
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- Brege, Staffan, et al.
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Sourcing, Insourcing and Outsourcing of Telecom for the Swedish Public Sector
- 2010
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In: Strategic Outsourcing. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1753-8297 .- 1753-8300. ; 3:2, s. 144-162
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze how and why the question of outsourcing or insourcing within a specific empirical context, telecommunications services, has been handled differently over time.Design/methodology/approach – A longitudinal study on procurement of telecommunications for the Swedish public sector's organizations during the last 40 years. The empirical data were collected from three case studies and one research project.Findings – The paper identifies four phases: from a simple buying situations, via insourcing of equipment in order to produce some services in-house, to outsourcing of telecommunications in a first step and to outsourcing of combined data and telecommunications in a second step. Three major contextual determinants are identified for the public procurement of telecommunications services: de-monopolization, rapid technical development and pressure on public agencies from politicians, citizens and others. In addition to low cost, core competence, control and flexibility, the paper identifies business development as a new logic for outsourcing and insourcing.Research limitations/implications – This study is limited to Sweden and public procurement of telecommunications services. Therefore, it would be of value to test if the development of public procurement of telecommunications in other countries passed through the same phases and with the same determinants.Practical implications – Many of the findings are valid for public procurement in other countries, especially in the European Union due to the common legislative base for public procurement.Originality/value – The paper fulfills an identified need to carry out a longitudinal study of changes in public procurement of telecommunications through the different phases of in/outsourcing.
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- Lindskog, Helena, et al.
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Consequences of electronic public procurement
- 2010
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In: MODEST: MODelling of Economies & Societies in Transition – ICT and its impacts – economy – environment – patterns in management.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper explores and discusses how the use of electronic ways to purchase can change and influence the development of public procurement. Electronic public procurement makes it possible not only to increase efficiency of public procurement processes but it can also influence the broader development of both buying and selling organisations. The consequences for public procurement stakeholders as well as pros and contras of this development are investigated.
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- Lindskog, Helena, et al.
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Will Electronic Procurement Change the Public Sector’s Purchasing Behaviour?
- 2011
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In: Journal of Information Science and Technology. - 1545-0287. ; 8:2, s. 36-52
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper highlights the findings from the KNUT project (Electronic Procurement of Telecommunications Services for the Swedish Public Sector). The project created a service to make the whole public procurement process electronically from analysis of needs, through development of request for proposal (RfP), contract administration and feed back, as well as a model for public procurement of telecommunications services outgoing from end-users’ and organisational needs. The study includes a detailed analysis of the procurement process. Among the results is a new way of looking at the pros and cons of public procurement from centrally negotiated framework contracts versus local procurement with the help of the KNUT service.
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- Dadfar, Hossein, et al.
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Organizational Innovation Capability, Product Platform Development and Performance: The case of Iranian API companies, TAPIC subsidiaries
- 2011
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In: Proceedings QMOD Conference on Quality and Service Science 2011, 14th QMOD Conference 29st-31st August, 2011, San Sebastian, Spain. - Spain : Servicios de Publicaciones Universidad de Navarra. - 8480812117 ; , s. 481-503
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This study attempts to explore (examine) the relationship between organizational innovation capability and product platform development as well as organizational performance in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) producer in Iran. Accordingly, a conceptual and analytical model for examining relationship of innovation capability of a firm with product platform development as well as performance of API producers is developed which consisting of components: strategy, processes, Linkage, organizational structure, learning, product platform development and performance. The model is operationalized and tested in a group of Iranian API producers.The data were collected from eight subsidiaries companies of TAIC which are the largest conglomerate in production, provision and distribution of API in Iran. Our database consists of 168 questionnaires and companies, internal documents. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses were used as complementary to each other.1. The results show that most of Iranian API companies buy the required technology in order to establish a new product platform. This behavior was common among in both successful and unsuccessful firms. However, they were different in using the acquired technology for developing derivative products internally. The successful API producers (high performance) because of having better innovation capability are prone to use the opportunities to develop the new product derivatives, which can increase the sale and also the profit of company as well as its performance.2. There is a positive relationship between the organizational innovation capability and product platform development of the companies, and the firms which are better in innovation capability are prone to develop more products (derivatives) in the existing product platform when there is opportunity to develop new products and also there is a positive relationship between the performance of the companies and their innovation capabilities too, In which the firms which have the better innovation capabilities, have the better performance.3. Firms with good organizational innovation capability have a great possibility to develop their product platform as well as their organizational performance. Such firms had well communicated vision and mission, clear organizational purpose, long term commitment to the main projects, effective mechanisms to implement the innovation, systematic problem solving, proper organizational context, proper working structure, reward system, effective internal and external organizational systems, close relationship with customers, supplier and partners, commitment to training and development.
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- Lindskog, Helena, et al.
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Procurement after outsourcing in the public sector
- 2011
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Outsourcing has long term implications that sometimes can be difficult to foresee at the time of the deal. After the original outsourcing contract expires it becomes necessary to purchase the now outsourced functionality through recurring procurements. This is especially important in case of the public sector. This paper identifies three main types of outsourcing in the public sector: hiving off, outsourcing with taking over of the staff and without taking over of the staff.
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- Lindskog, Helena, et al.
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Public Procurement and Small and Medium Enterprises
- 2011
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The public sector as the biggest buyer on national markets is an important client for and enterprise and for the SMEs in particular. For the SMEs to be a tenderer for governmental contracts as well as for the public agencies to choose a SME as a supplier can have considerable consequences – both positive and negative. To be a supplier for the public sector means recognition and can give a boost for new contracts. For the public agency it can mean to receive an innovative, cost reducing solution. But it can also be risky for both the SME and the public agency. By choosing an enterprise without previous documented records can put an agency in the situation of not fulfilling its obligations towards the general public and for the SME to go bankrupt.
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- Dadfar, Hossein, et al.
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Corporate Governance in Pharmaceutical Industry : The case of TAPIC Pharmaceutical Group
- 2010
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In: Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance. - Reading, UK : Academic Conferences Limited. ; , s. 83-93
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Pharmaceutical industry plays a strategic role in economy of Iran. Corporate governance, in pharmaceutical companies as the very core of an organization, and the driving force of corporate leadership, plays a significant role in business success and overall productivity of the firms. As yet, the characteristics, factors causing success and failure of core governance in Iranian pharmaceutical industry have remained unsearched. Furthermore, the applicability of western theories and models to the traditional societies such as Iran are largely unknown. This study is an attempt to explore the pattern of corporate governance and firm performance in Iranian pharmaceutical industry and suggests an alternative good governance model suitable to apply to less developed countries (LDC) pharmaceutical industry, with emphasis on Iranian context.
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