Meaningful involvement of municipal purchasing departments in the procurement of consulting services: Case studies from Ontario, Canada

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-27

  Schiele, Joseph J ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Author keywords; Case studies; Consulting services; Government purchasing; Meaningful involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944475328     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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