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contextual factors on the external communication behavior of purchasing managers in Germany. Design/methodology/approach – Based … capability and purchasers' attitudes toward individual communication with the suppliers play important roles in explaining …
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Consumer compulsive buying is an important area of inquiry in consumer behavior research. The importance of studying compulsive buying, stems, in part, from its nature as a negative aspect of consumer behavior. Specifically, exploring negative consumption phenomena could provide modified or new...
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testing a model that explores information acquisition in industrial purchasing. Design/methodology/approach – To test the … to a sample of members of a professional organization of industrial purchasing managers. Findings – Results indicated a … differential use of information sources across differing purchase situations. When purchasing situations were perceived to be easy …
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This publication explores the option of outsourcing the procurement function to specialized agencies. Through selected case studies, it discusses the various benefits and issues surrounding two major approaches, namely a market-based system and a centralized procurement agency model. In...
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