Five dilemmas in public procurement

Journal of Public Procurement

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-207

  McCue, Clifford P ^a   Prier, Eric ^a   Swanson, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84942111691     PISSN: 15350118     EISSN: 21506930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/jopp-15-02-2015-b003     Document Type: Article

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