Innovation in the Public Procurement Process: A study of the creation of innovation-friendly public procurement

Public Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 242-255

  Knutsson, Hans ^a   Thomasson, Anna ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

demand driven; Innovation friendly; procurement process; procurement strategy; public procurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896697772     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2013.806574     Document Type: Article

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