If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail: The risks of casual trope usage in purchasing discourse

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Ramsay, John ^a,c   Caldwell, Nigel ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1942508983     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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