The International Research Study of Public Procurement (IRSPP) is a multi-national research study of Public Procurement practices and policies which develops international comparative procurement benchmarks and enhances the body of knowledge in government procurement.

IRSPP is a prestigious group of eminent procurement executives and researchers from centres of excellence in procurement around the world who are endeavouring to develop the procurement body of knowledge and the procurement profession.

Research leaders

Christine Harland

Christine Harland, PhD, is a Professor, University of Bath School of Management, and Director of the Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply, University of Bath. Her research interest is supply strategy, and how public procurement can be used as a lever for government reform.

Jan Telgen

Jan Telgen, PhD, is Professor of Applied Operations Research and the NEVI Professor of Purchasing Management at the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.  In addition, he is a partner with the consulting firm Significant and president of the Netherlands Platform for Public Procurement.

Khi V. Thai

Khi V. Thai, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Public Administration, and the Director of the Public Procurement Research Center, Florida Atlantic University.  His current research interests include public budgeting, accounting and public procurement.

Guy Callender

Guy Callender is Foundation Chair and Professor of Strategic Procurement at Curtin University of Technology, Perth Australia.  His research interests are (in) strategic procurement, public sector reform and business intelligence.

Rick Grimm

Rick Grimm, CPPO, CPPB has served the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) as its Chief Executive Officer since 1998 and is currently the President of the International Federation of Purchasing and Materials Management (IFPMM).