Drivers and barriers to public sector E-procurement within northern ireland's construction industry

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 12, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-120

  Eadie, Robert ^a   Perera, Srinath ^a   Heaney, George ^a   Carlisle, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CITE; Construction; Drivers and barriers; E procurement

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNET;

E-PROCUREMENT; E-TENDERING; ROADS SERVICE NORTHERN IRELAND (RSNI) CONTRACTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33846850556     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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