The impact of relational factors on contracting management in public organizations

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-292

  Lee, Sooho ^a   Kingsley, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career pattern; Hiring contractors; Outsourcing; Relational factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349086443     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: 1552759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X09340397     Document Type: Article

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