The influence of enterprise type on the purchasing decision process

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 351-372

  Laios, Lambros G ^a   Moschuris, Socrates J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decision making; Organizational change; Purchasing; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035592241     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570110364687     Document Type: Article

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