Closer Than "Arms Length": Understanding the Factors Associated With Collaborative Contracting

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 341-366

  Amirkhanyan, Anna A ^a   Kim, Hyun Joon ^b   Lambright, Kristina T ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; collaborative relationship strength; contracting relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859709325     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074011402319     Document Type: Article

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