Evaluating quality or lowest price: consequences for small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1143-1169

  Stake, Johan ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Innovation; Most economically advantageous tender; Public procurement; Quality evaluation; SMEs

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INNOVATION;

MOST ECONOMICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TENDER; PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS; PUBLIC PROCUREMENT; QUALITY EVALUATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED FIRMS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SMES; SOURCES OF INNOVATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84963652738     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-016-9477-4     Document Type: Article

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