&D investment, and derive predictions on the effects of trust and competition on suppliers' investment and buyers' procurement … - but also with more competitive procurement: trust and rents from reduced supplier competition in the procurement process … emerge as substitutes both in theory and in the data. …

facing a greater choice of procurement methods than ever before. Main contractors and consultants alike are moving towards … locations takes place, while medium sized firms are increasingly struggling to survive. A general procurement model serves to … identify the appropriate procurement approach for construction needs, as neither clients or construction service suppliers …