SMEs’ dynamic learning capabilities in international public procurement

Authors

  • Haydeé Calderón Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain
  • Teresa Fayos The Journal of Modern Project Management ARTICLE TOOLS Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Finding References Review policy Email this article Email the author ABOUT THE AUTHORS Haydeé Calderón Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain Spain Haydeé Calderón García, PhD in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Valencia. Associate Professor of the Department of Marketing of the University of Valencia. Author of articles and papers on International Marketing, Services Marketing and Retail Commercial Distribution in national and international journals and congresses. Visiting professor at foreign universities such as University of Hertfordshire and Regents'School (UK), Université Nouvelle Sorbonne and Université Paris XII. Teresa Fayos Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain
  • Juan Manuel García Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Keywords:

Dynamic capabilities, international public procurement, learning and knowledge management, SME

Abstract

The aim of this research is to contribute to the limited existing research on the subject of SME access to international procurement by analysing whether the dynamic capabilities of learning and knowledge management would allow SMEs to overcome the internal and external barriers of the international public procurement market. By means of CAQDAS software and in-depth interviews with management-level executives responsible for international procurement, the authors analysed the barriers faced by Spanish firms in the public procurement market, and studied the dynamic capabilities developed to overcome those barriers. Results show that SMEs develop dynamic learning and knowledge management skills and that these are embodied in knowledge acquisition and transformation capabilities. The authors provide SMEs with ideas not only about the learning and knowledge capabilities required in the international public procurement market, but also about the key barriers they may find. Moreover, suggestions for public administration are also provided. The value of the paper is twofold, on one hand, the paper tackles the problems of the market barriers in international public procurement from the perspective of how SMEs can overcome them. On the other, it is the first time that research integrates these two areas of analysis i.e. international public procurement and barriers overcome by dynamic capabilities.

Author Biographies

  • Haydeé Calderón, Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain

    Haydeé Calderón García, PhD in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Valencia. Associate Professor of the Department of Marketing of the University of Valencia. Author of articles and papers on International Marketing, Services Marketing and Retail Commercial Distribution in national and international journals and congresses. Visiting professor at foreign universities such as University of Hertfordshire and Regents'School (UK), Université Nouvelle Sorbonne and Université Paris XII.

  • Teresa Fayos, The Journal of Modern Project Management ARTICLE TOOLS Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Finding References Review policy Email this article Email the author ABOUT THE AUTHORS Haydeé Calderón Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain Spain Haydeé Calderón García, PhD in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Valencia. Associate Professor of the Department of Marketing of the University of Valencia. Author of articles and papers on International Marketing, Services Marketing and Retail Commercial Distribution in national and international journals and congresses. Visiting professor at foreign universities such as University of Hertfordshire and Regents'School (UK), Université Nouvelle Sorbonne and Université Paris XII. Teresa Fayos Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain

    Teresa Fayos Gardó, is an Associate Professor in the Marketing Department of University of Valencia (Spain), where she earned her PhD in Business Administration and Management. She has formerly work in a public agency helping firms to internationalise and taught at Universidad Católica de Valencia, where she was ViceDean of the Business Faculty. Her current research interests are international marketing, international retailing, and public and non-profit marketing.

  • Juan Manuel García, Facultad de Economía, Universidad de Valencia, Spain

    Juan Manuel García, PhD in International Economics and Tourism and Degree in Economics and Business from the University of Valencia (Spain). He is Master in Foreign Trade- CESI (Toulouse, France), Master in Innovation and Development of New Business Projects, and Master in Financial Management in EESE (Spain). He works as Specialized Consultant in Business Internationalisation and International Tenders with Multilateral Agencies and as Mentor of Public Programs in International Procurement, and is Lecturer of Marketing and International Trade.

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