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Special Call for Papers: Contracting, Procurement and Supply in Health Care Innovation

  • 1.  Special Call for Papers: Contracting, Procurement and Supply in Health Care Innovation

    Posted 02-25-2021 10:27
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    Special Call for Papers: Contracting, Procurement and Supply in Health Care Innovation

    Guest Editors:
    Dr. Tabish Zaman
    University of Hull, United Kingdom t.zaman@hull.ac.uk
    Dr. Rani Shahwan
    An-Najah National University, Palestine r.shahwan@najah.edu

    We invite submission to a special issue of Journal of Strategic and Negotiation (JSCAN) dedicated to studies on contracting, procurement  and  supply  in  health  innovation. Focusing on  contracting  and  procurement,  this  special  issue  will  aim  engage  scholars  on  the subject  and  provide  a  much-needed  theoretical  underpinning  of  the  concepts.  Contracting and procurement routinely affects  innovation  which  in  literature  has  gained  traction  in  recent years,  but  a  stronger  focus  is  required  to  explore  the  micro-level  perspective  and  dynamics during  the process (Uyarra  et  al.,  2020).  The underlying mechanism through which contacting, and procurement  are  linked  to  innovation  is  under-theorized  in  the  literature  (Uyarra  et  al., 2017).  Besides  the  paucity  in  research,  there  is  a  growing  need  to  explore  the  deeper  issues and  complexities  which  goes  beyond  just  matching  the  recognised  needs  with  established capacity  (Bleda  and  Chicot,  2020).  In addressing some of the issues around contracting and procurement, we welcome  theoretical  as  well  as  empirical  contributions.  We  particularly encourage  papers  that  engage  critically  with  the  concepts  and  identify  factors  which  directly or  indirectly  influence  stakeholders'  ability  to  innovate  in  healthcare  system.

    Themes that will be considered-for either empirical, methodological or theoretical contributions-include, but are not limited to:

    • What is the impact of contracting,  procurement  and  supply  on  innovation  polices in  healthcare  system?
    • How does contracting and procurement  counteract  market  and  systematic  failures enabling or  hindering healthcare  innovation?
    • To what extent procurement can offset failures and inefficiency  by  facilitating interaction  (between  users  and  potential  suppliers)  and articulating the  unfulfilled needs  of  the  health  market?
    • What are those specific conditions or mechanisms within contracting, procurement and supply chain encouraging or  hindering healthcare  innovation?
    • There are a range of practices  and  procedure  involved  in  the  process  which ultimately  feeds  into  policy  design,  but  the  question  remains  as  how  and  what  are those  conditions  that  is  experienced  by  different  stakeholders  within  the healthcare  ecosystem?  What are those barriers to implementation  mostly  overlooked  in  the  literature?
    • What are the values of trusted relationships in  the pursuit  of long-term  beneficial objectives  which  can  be a way  of combining complimentary  assets, resources and capabilities?   
    • What possibly  could  be the factors behind  long-term  sustainability of  collaborative innovation  ecosystem  and  how  much  is  it  about  involving  the  patient  medical communities?
    • How are procurement and contracting cycles formulated and implemented in  a complex multi-stakeholder  relationship?
    • How are relationships governed through co-evolution  of strategic intellectual property  rights  (IP)  management  and  innovation  ecosystem?
    • How are complex innovation setting regulated and governed in order  to protect or expose  supply  chain  stakeholders  to  risks  and  opportunities?
    • What are the implications of using traditional procurement  methods and combining it  with  new flexible forecasts  and  simplified  tendering process?
    • How is outsourcing negotiated in line with traditional rigidity of public  funded organisation?

    Submission Process


    • Authors can submit their manuscripts starting now until the end of April 2021 online via https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jscan. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for consideration for this Special Issue, it is important that authors select "SI: Contracting, Procurement and Supply in Healthcare Innovation" step in the submission process. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation (JSCAN) for Authors available on the journal web page. All submitted manuscripts will be subject to JSCAN blind review process.

      References
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    • Boon, Wouter, and Jakob Edler. 2018. 'Demand, challenges, and innovation. Making sense of new trends in innovation policy', Science and Public Policy, 45: 435-47.
    • Chicot, Julien, and Mireille Matt. 2018. 'Public procurement of innovation: a review of rationales, designs, and contributions to grand challenges', Science and Public Policy, 45: 480-92.
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    Dr. Rani Shahwan
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