BUYING IN A BUSINESSLIKE FASHION- AND PAYING MORE?

ARORA, ASHISH;LARKEY, PATRICK;BESSELMAN, JOSEPH

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, n.º 5/2000, pág. 421

1. Introduction. 2. The Motivations for Reform. 3.Military Buying Practices and the Reforms. 4. A FairComparison. 5. Empirical Results. 6. Factoring in DoD's Costof Buying. 7. Why Did the DoD Perform So Well Relative toThe Commercial Sector?. 8. The Denouement. 9. Conclusions.