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After Katrina: Comparisons of post-disaster public procurement approaches and outcomes in the New Orleans area
Journal of public procurement, Vol.12(3), pp.356-385
09/01/2012
Web of Science ID: WOS:000440217900003
Abstract
Hurricane Katrina remains the "most destructive disaster in U.S. history" (Farber & Chen, 2006). The purpose of this article is to examine the public procurement practices followed by local government officials in and around New Orleans within the context of Hurricane Katrina, and define impacts of disaster on procurement processes. Original and primary data drawn from interviews with officials working in and with public procurement are used to examine the role of institutional culture and practices which encourage or constrain active, responsible behavior. We find that this behavior influences the quality, including the transparency and fairness, of purchasing responses.
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- Title
- After Katrina
- Publication Details
- Journal of public procurement, Vol.12(3), pp.356-385
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Copyright
- © 2012 by PrAcademics Press
- Identifiers
- WOS:000440217900003; 99380175894906600
- Academic Unit
- Business Administration; Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business
- Language
- English