A contextual analysis of the impact of strategic sourcing and E-Procurement on performance

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-16

  Kim, Minkyun ^a   Suresh, Nallan C ^b   Kocabasoglu Hillmer, Canan ^c  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business characteristics; Business environment; E procurement; Performance; Strategic sourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961288521     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-01-2012-0010     Document Type: Article

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