Public procurement specialists: They are not who we thought they were

Journal of Public Procurement

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 38-65

  Roman, Alexandru V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84942093839     PISSN: 15350118     EISSN: 21506930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/jopp-15-01-2015-b002     Document Type: Article

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