Designing theoretically and evidence-based social procurement programmes in construction: A capability empowerment approach

Bridgeman, J; Loosemore, M

Designing theoretically and evidence-based social procurement programmes in construction: A capability empowerment approach

Bridgeman, J Loosemore, M

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Citation:: Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, ARCOM 2021, 2021, pp. 168-177
Issue Date:: 2021-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bridgeman, J
dc.contributor.author	Loosemore, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-4655
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-14T18:06:38Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-14T18:06:38Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, ARCOM 2021, 2021, pp. 168-177
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153136
dc.description.abstract	Social procurement policies require companies to develop and implement initiatives to create social value, yet many programmes created in response to these emerging policies lack a reliable empirical and theoretical foundation. Addressing this problem and brining a new theoretically informed evidence-based approach to social procurement research in construction, this paper presents a theoretically informed and methodologically robust social return on investment (SROI) analysis of a construction training programme developed to reduce the risk of youth homelessness. Mobilising Sen and Nussbaum's Capability Empowerment Approach, the paper provides robust, testable and transparent evidence of the social impact of the programme on the lives of the homeless people who went through it. Robust theoretically informed social procurement initiatives are critically important in ensuring that social procurement policies have their intended social outcomes.
dc.language	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, ARCOM 2021
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Designing theoretically and evidence-based social procurement programmes in construction: A capability empowerment approach
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-01-14T18:06:36Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

Social procurement policies require companies to develop and implement initiatives to create social value, yet many programmes created in response to these emerging policies lack a reliable empirical and theoretical foundation. Addressing this problem and brining a new theoretically informed evidence-based approach to social procurement research in construction, this paper presents a theoretically informed and methodologically robust social return on investment (SROI) analysis of a construction training programme developed to reduce the risk of youth homelessness. Mobilising Sen and Nussbaum's Capability Empowerment Approach, the paper provides robust, testable and transparent evidence of the social impact of the programme on the lives of the homeless people who went through it. Robust theoretically informed social procurement initiatives are critically important in ensuring that social procurement policies have their intended social outcomes.

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