Research Studies

NIGP produces a number of standardized, statistical surveys on issues affecting the public procurement profession to include studies on:

Links 2008   Forum Survey Results (Members Only)   Environmental Preferable Purchasing Survey Report 2007   Benchmarking Survey Report  (Members Only)   Compensation Survey Results (Members Only)   July - Where does Your P-Card Coordinator Reside? 2006   October - Online University-based Coursework   September - eProcurement in Your Agency   June - Spend Analysis   March - Top Services   February - Where Does Purchasing Belong? 2005   December - A Trojan Horse During the Holidays?   November - Mixing Politics and Business   October - The ROI   September - Focus on the Career   August - Compensation Survey Results   August - Forum Survey Results   August - Progress With P-Cards   July - Who Pays?   June - Contract Management Risks   May - Supply Management   April - Electronic Discussions   March - Top Services   February - Living Wage or Living Rage?   January - Contract Pricing 2004   Dec - The Role of Procurement   Nov - Performance Based Contracts   Oct - Strategies   Sep - Formula for Cost Savings   Aug - Funding Public Procurement   Jul - Public Procurement Responsibility and Reporting   Jun - Privatization of Public Procurement Poll Results   May - Purchasing Management Systems Poll Results   Apr - Warehousing Poll Results   Mar - March is Purchasing Month Poll Results   Feb - Local Preference Poll Results   Jan - Procurement Cards Poll Results 2003   Dec - LEAP Program Poll Results   Nov - Corporate Sponsorships Poll Results   Oct - Ethics Poll Results   Oct - Diversity (members only)   Sep - Cooperatives Poll Results   Aug - Social Responsibility Poll Results   Aug - Forum   Jul - Where does Purchasing Belong Poll Results   Jun - International Impacts Poll Results   May - Your Most Critical Challenge Poll Results   Apr - Graying of Profession Poll Results   Feb/Mar - What's Your Role Poll Results   Feb - Purchasing Benchmarking (members only)   Jan - NIGP's Top Service Poll Results 2002   Nov - Training Dollars Poll Results   Sep - Bid Threshold (members only)   Apr - Certification and Education (members only)   Apr - Diversity (members only)   Mar - Electronic Commerce (members only)   Jan - Communications and Publications Survey Results   Jan - Distance Learning Interest Survey Results 2001   Dec - 2002 Forum Workshop Survey Results   Dec - Image Survey Results   Oct - Services Survey Results   Sep - 2001 Forum Survey Results   Jul - "Green" Procurements (members only)   Jun - Benchmarking Procurement (members only)   Jun - Preference Reports (members only)   May - Governance Survey Results   May - Professional Certification (members only)   Mar - Membership: Customer Service Survey Results   Feb - Electronic Commerce (members only) 1999   Fall - Automated Purchasing Software Matrix (members only)

These survey results are a value-added benefit of NIGP national membership and can be accessed on this page. If you are not a national member of NIGP, consider these surveys and studies as another prime reason for joining NIGP today. Please visit the following Join NIGP section for information on NIGP national membership.

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