Impact of e-procurement: Experiences from implementation in the UK public sector

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 294-303

  Croom, Simon ^a,b   Brandon Jones, Alistair ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic procurement; Internal service; Structural model

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049090192     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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