A Comparison: Procurement Practices of Government-Oriented and Commercial-Oriented Businesses.

Abstract

This thesis examines differences in the procurement practices of Government-oriented business and commercial-oriented business. A survey was conducted of various business within California, several questions were asked in the topic areas of long term contracting, subcontracting, source development and contract administration. The responses are stratified and compared in this baseline study. While differences exist among the two groups, they share many similarities that are also presented in the study. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA142062

Entities

People

  • C. E. Burge
  • M. J. Klingel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emerging Technology
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Manpower Utilization
  • National Governments
  • Procurement
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.