Managing Public Sector Contracts
Market Frictions and Human Resources Solutions
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-18076-4 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-18076-4 (ISBN)
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This Element presents a framework for analyzing the complexities of contracting and how they vary across circumstances, the different ways contract managers can address challenges, and the skills of the contract management workforce.
This Element presents a framework for analyzing the complexities of contracting, how these vary across circumstances, the ways contract managers can address challenges, and the skills of contract managers. The framework is grounded on central concepts. Market frictions are underlying imperfections that cause common contracting problems; contract management activities are the tasks and procedures that contract managers perform to prepare and execute the purchase; and skills are the ability to perform contract management activities that identify and mitigate frictions. These concepts are interdependent – market frictions can influence the efficacy of contract management activities, activities may reduce or increase the presence of frictions, and skills may influence both the choice and effectiveness of activities in addressing contracting challenges. Omitting any of these components is likely to result in misleading accounts of the root causes and potential solutions to contracting challenges.
This Element presents a framework for analyzing the complexities of contracting, how these vary across circumstances, the ways contract managers can address challenges, and the skills of contract managers. The framework is grounded on central concepts. Market frictions are underlying imperfections that cause common contracting problems; contract management activities are the tasks and procedures that contract managers perform to prepare and execute the purchase; and skills are the ability to perform contract management activities that identify and mitigate frictions. These concepts are interdependent – market frictions can influence the efficacy of contract management activities, activities may reduce or increase the presence of frictions, and skills may influence both the choice and effectiveness of activities in addressing contracting challenges. Omitting any of these components is likely to result in misleading accounts of the root causes and potential solutions to contracting challenges.
1. Introduction; 2. Contracts, contract management and public values; 3. Market frictions as a source of contracting challenges; 4. Contract management skills for market frictions; 5. The framework applied: diagnosing and treating quality shading; 6. Conclusion; References.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.1.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Marketing / Vertrieb |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-18076-2 / 1009180762 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-18076-4 / 9781009180764 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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