Publications

Translating between public administration and the digital. A study on the motivation and choices of digital governance students

Published in Information Polity, 2025

Recommended citation: Van de Walle S, Crompvoets J, Balbach T, Becker J, Brandt T, Clever L, Räckers M, Villena-Tagle C, Juuse E, Lember V (2025). Translating between public administration and the digital. A study on the motivation and choices of digital governance students. Information Polity.

Future of Green Public Procurement

Published in Green Public Procurement : Global Insights, National Strategies, and Future Directions for Sustainable Governance, 2026

Recommended citation: Plaček M, Rosell J, Howlett M, Migone A, Howlett A, Darnall N, Nemec J, Drechsler W, Dimand AM, Balbach T, Angelov N, Davis N, Fojtík R, Paswan P (2026). Future of Green Public Procurement. Green Public Procurement : Global Insights, National Strategies, and Future Directions for Sustainable Governance.

Geschafft? Wie Führungskräfte die Verwaltungsdigitalisierung im Sicherheits- und Verteidigungswesen in Deutschland und Großbritannien bestimmen [Done? How leaders shape the digitalization of public administration in the security and defense sectors in Germany and the UK.]

Published in Handbuch Digitalisierung der Verwaltung, 2023

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Recommended citation: Balbach T (2023). Geschafft? Wie Führungskräfte die Verwaltungsdigitalisierung im Sicherheits- und Verteidigungswesen in Deutschland und Großbritannien bestimmen. Handbuch Digitalisierung der Verwaltung.
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Understanding Policy Criteria in Public Procurement. Evidence From Belgium.

Published in Public Governance Institute Lunch Seminar, 2025

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2025). Understanding Policy Criteria in Public Procurement. Evidence From Belgium.. Public Governance Institute Lunch Seminar.

Toward a Theory of Perfunctory Government Contracts.

Published in Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, 2025

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2025). Toward a Theory of Perfunctory Government Contracts. Evidence From Belgium. Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven.

Do transaction properties explain the uptake of green public procurement? A vignette experiment in the United States

Published in IRSPM conference, 2025

Recommended citation: Balbach T, Lammers W, Van de Walle S (2025). Do transaction properties explain the uptake of green public procurement? A vignette experiment in the United States. IRSPM conference.

The Buyer-Side Fragmentation Problem of Self-Regulation. Evidence on Green Public Procurement in Germany.

Published in DemoTrans Conference on Democracy and Capitalism, 2025

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2025). The Buyer-Side Fragmentation Problem of Self-Regulation. Evidence on Green Public Procurement in Germany.. DemoTrans Conference on Democracy and Capitalism.

Why are transactions taken off the market? Convenient contracts - a missing term in transaction cost theory.

Published in Public Management Research Conference, 2024

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2024). Why are transactions taken off the market? Convenient contracts - a missing term in transaction cost theory.. Public Management Research Conference.

Mimetic Isomorphism May Explain the Contextualized Uptake of Green Public Procurement. A Structural Topic Model of Framework Contracts.

Published in IRSPM 2024: Hybrid futures for public governance and management, 2024

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2024). Mimetic Isomorphism May Explain the Contextualized Uptake of Green Public Procurement. A Structural Topic Model of Framework Contracts.. IRSPM 2024: Hybrid futures for public governance and management.

Transaction Properties Explain Government Contracting for Broader Outcomes. A Vignette Experiment in the United States.

Published in IRSPM 2024: Hybrid futures for public governance and management, 2024

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2024). Transaction Properties Explain Government Contracting for Broader Outcomes. A Vignette Experiment in the United States.. IRSPM 2024: Hybrid futures for public governance and management.

Does official language proficiency lead to bureaucratic discrimination?

Published in Public Management Research Conference, 2023

Presentation at the panel ‘Disentangling Discrimination’ of the Public Management Research Conference 2023.

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2023). Does official language proficiency lead to bureaucratic discrimination?. Public Management Research Conference. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10001.81762
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Public policies in public procurements. A scoping review of 47 years of research.

Published in Interdisciplinary Public Procurement PhD Forum 2023, 2023

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2023). Public policies in public procurements. A scoping review of 47 years of research.. Interdisciplinary Public Procurement PhD Forum 2023.

Public buyers want to go green – even when it is hard.

Published in DemoTrans Policy Brief Series, 2025

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Recommended citation: Balbach T, Lammers W, Van de Walle S (2025). Public buyers want to go green – even when it is hard. DemoTrans Policy Brief Series.
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Neoreactionary Ideology, Regulation & Governance

Published in Brown Bag Seminar of the Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, 2025

Recommended citation: Balbach T, Ducuing C, Ramya C, Santoro C (2025). Neoreactionary Ideology, Regulation & Governance. Brown Bag Seminar of the Public Governance Institute.

Advisory to the Central Purchasing Body of the Flemish Government (Het Facilitair Bedrijf) with regards to the expenditure review for legislature 2024-2029

Published in Online Consultation, 2025

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2025). Advisory to the Central Purchasing Body of the Flemish Government (Het Facilitair Bedrijf) with regards to the expenditure review for legislature 2024-2029. Online Consultation.

When and why public buyers pursue broader outcomes

Published in Science Figured Out Competition 2024, 2024

Recommended citation: Balbach T (2024). When and why public buyers pursue broader outcomes. Science Figured Out Competition 2024.