Purchasing professionals in today's business-to-business (B2B) markets can choose between conducting bid solicitations and negotiations using an online or offline process. One dominant type of online procurement has been the online reverse auction, which has received both praise and criticism....

Outsourcing has become a necessity for most companies in today’s competitive environment, which is also evidenced by a growing interest by academics worldwide. However, to date very few multi-country studies exist that compare and contrast outsourcing decisions and practices by organizations...