The role of public purchasing departments in acquisition processes for consulting services

International Journal of Procurement Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 144-165

  Schiele, Joseph J ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Consulting services; Local government purchasing; Meaningful involvement; Public procurement; Purchasing involvement; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878789837     PISSN: 17538432     EISSN: 17538440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2007.015359     Document Type: Article

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