Extending electronic sourcing theory: An exploratory study of electronic reverse auction outcomes

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-133

  Amelinckx, Isabelle ^a   Muylle, Steve ^b   Lievens, Annouk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electronic reverse auctions; Electronic sourcing

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ELECTRONIC REVERSE AUCTIONS; ELECTRONIC SOURCING;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 41749090907     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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