An Analysis of the Literature Base of Defense Contract Management
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the literature base of the defense contract management field. A descriptive research method was used to answer the five investigative questions. These questions addressed the major themes and neglected topics, major contributing authors, focus, perspective, and evolution of the literature. The Delphi process of questioning was used to obtain expert opinion to support the purposefulness of the study and the definitization of the investigative questions. Once the Delphi process was completed, the investigative questions were developed. The literature analysis consisted of the review of 1,131 defense contract management articles published in the National Contract Management Journal and the Contract Management magazine. The study identified Federal Acquisition Regulation System as the most popular topic in the literature while topics of a legal nature had been neglected. The 14 major contributors had written over 50 percent of the literature had a conceptual focus and its overall perspective was primarily editorial. The analysis of evolvement of the Contract Management magazine indicated that defense contract management had closely followed current events over the years. Theses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA216346
Entities
People
- Mary L. Farquhar
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology