Project procurement and the quest for talent

Procurement Systems: A Cross-Industry Project Management Perspective

Volumn 9780203939697, Issue , 2007, Pages 311-357

  Lloyd Walker, Beverley ^a   Lingard, Helen ^b   Walker, Derek H T ^b,c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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PROJECT PROCUREMENT;

EID: 46049109810     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203939697     Document Type: Chapter

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