Choosing an organisational form: The case of collaborative procurement initiatives

International Journal of Procurement Management

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-317

  Bakker, Elmer ^a   Walker, Helen ^a   Schotanus, Fredo ^b   Harland, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaborative procurement; Organisational form; Theoretical frameworks

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749105849     PISSN: 17538432     EISSN: 17538440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2008.017527     Document Type: Article

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