Effective benchmarking of innovation adoptions: A theoretical framework for e-procurement technologies

Benchmarking: An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 472-490

  Azadegan, Arash ^a   Teich, Jeffrey ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auctions; Benchmarking; Electronic commerce; Electronic data interchange; Innovation; Procurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954228971     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635771011060558     Document Type: Article

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