Public sector e-procurement: A study of benefits from e-markets in the local government sector

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-27

  Johnson, Michael ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buy side benefits; Case base research; e markets; Local authorities; Local government sector; Public sector e procurement; Service technology

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MARKETING;

BUY-SIDE BENEFITS; CASE BASE; E-MARKET; E-PROCUREMENT; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

COMMERCE;

EID: 80051954892     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2011.041975     Document Type: Article

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