Procurement issues in Malaysia

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 567-593

  Hui, Wee Shu ^a   Othman, Radiah ^a   Omar, Normah Hj ^a   Rahman, Rashidah Abdul ^a   Haron, Nurul Husna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Malaysia; Public procurement; Public sector management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961096424     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513551111163666     Document Type: Article

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