Article ID: | iaor20011623 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 12 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 272 |
End Page Number: | 290 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Journal: | Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management |
Authors: | Callender Guy, Matthews Darin |
Keywords: | government, management, public service |
As government organizations step hopefully into a new century, among the challenges they face will be the demands of the ‘New Purchasing’ and persistent pressure to redefine the role of the purchasing practitioner in government. Reengineering of purchasing activities was a constant feature of the 1990s in many government jurisdictions. Those who manage the function usually influence a large share of organizational expenditure and must also cope with the demands of e-commerce, devolution of responsibility, partnering and strategic alliances, and the implications of globalization within the context of an accountable public sector. Applying some theoretical, functionalist models of a profession, this paper seeks to establish professional credentials for purchasing practitioners.