Ethical procurement strategies for International Aid Non-Government Organisations

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-127

  Wild, Nigel ^a   Zhou, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International aid; Non governmental organizations; Risk management; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952786949     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541111115365     Document Type: Article

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