Collaborative procurement: A relational view of buyer-buyer relationships

Public Administration Review

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 588-598

  Walker, Helen ^a   Schotanus, Fredo ^b   Bakker, Elmer ^c   Harland, Christine ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c IESE Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84880047083     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12048     Document Type: Article

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