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Schotanus, Fredo, Bakker, Elmer, Walker, Helen and Essig, Michael (2011) Development of purchasing groups during their life cycle : from infancy to maturity. Public Administration Review, Vol.71 (No.2). pp. 265-275. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02337.x ISSN 0033-3352.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02337.x
Abstract
Increasingly, public sector organizations collaborate to buy products and services. They collectively form purchasing groups to deliver more value for money. What is the progress of these small-scale developments of public sector purchasing groups to date, in the early phases of their life cycle? Although previous research provides general descriptions of life-cycle phases, little attention has been paid to detailed small-scale developments that take place within each life-cycle phase. As a result, little knowledge is available about small-scale developments of purchasing groups. More insight is important in order to better understand how purchasing groups can develop over time from one life-cycle phase into another. Three in-depth case studies from different countries offer a unique comparative overview of small-scale developments in these early life-cycle phases for their five dimensions. Most small-scale problems follow a predictable path, but the way in which the purchasing groups deal with such problems differs depending on the specific situation of the group.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Public Administration Review | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. | ||||
ISSN: | 0033-3352 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.71 | ||||
Number: | No.2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 265-275 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02337.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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