The impact of electronic reverse auctions on purchase price reduction and governance structure: An empirical investigation

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-236

  Pearcy, Dawn H ^a   Giunipero, Larry C ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic procurement; Electronic services (e services); Price reductions; Purchase category; Reverse auctions; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PURCHASING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT; ELECTRONIC SERVICES (E-SERVICES); PRICE REDUCTIONS; PURCHASE CATEGORY; REVERSE AUCTIONS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33745845460     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2006.010048     Document Type: Article

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