Government contracts and contractor behavior

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-130

  Berrios, Ruben ^a  

^a CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting; Contractor behavior; Cost overruns; Government procurement; Past performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 29644432697     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-3969-8     Document Type: Article

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