Purpose – The competitive dialogue (CD) aims to align complex demands of principals with possible solutions that contractors have to offer. It is, however, unclear how formal and informal structures and processes in the CD are interrelated. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights in...

There is a need for improved insights into the contracting process for construction projects that the military contract out to civil contractors in the specific setting of civil-military interaction (CMI) in regions that are suffering from instability and armed conflict. The core questions are:...