Microenterprises: How they interact with public procurement processes

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 469-480

  McKevitt, David ^a   Davis, Paul ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; Ireland; Public procurement; Public sector organizations; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883069409     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPSM-06-2012-0086     Document Type: Article

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