Defining International Contracting Terms

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis was to continue the research effort of establishing a baseline of contracting terms which was initiated by Lieutenant Commander Daniel L. Ryan. By accomplishing a thorough literature review, 51 international contracting terms and their existing definitions were gathered and analyzed. The results from the initial analysis were compiled and formed the basis of the draft mail questionnaires which were sent to a panel of experts in the international acquisitions field for feedback. Likert scale ratings and written comments from the panel of experts from the draft survey were used to improve our data collecting instrument. The revised survey as then sent to a random sample of qualified National Contract Management Association Certified Professional Contract Managers for feedback. The format for the finalized survey was the same as the draft survey. The feedback from the actual survey was used to revise the proposed definitions which resulted from the test survey. These revisions attempt to mirror the actual use of the 51 terms. Contracting, Procurement, Contract terminology, Contracting management, Contract administration

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285010

Entities

People

  • Lisa F. Brown
  • Tony D. White

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Delphi Method
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Literature Surveys
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Military Education
  • National Governments
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Organizational Psychology.