The buying network in international project business: A comparative case study of development projects

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-157

  Owusu, Richard A ^a   Welch, Catherine ^b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buying network; Developing countries; International project business; Project buying; Project marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846684871     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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