The impact of user-perceived e-procurement quality on system and contract compliance

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-296

  Brandon Jones, Alistair ^a   Carey, Sinéad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contracts; Electronic commerce; Information systems; Procurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951545257     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571111111928     Document Type: Article

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