Assessing the State of Procurement Knowledge Production: Implications for the Federal Government

Abstract

This study seeks to understand the realm of purchasing knowledge in order to glean theoretical and practical insights that are useful to academicians and practitioners. The primary goals are to evaluate the extent to which purchasing research relies on theory and to identify and summarize the central theories germane to the purchasing discipline. Additionally, using social network analysis, this study explores patterns and insights from knowledge producers (i.e., individuals and institutions) and knowledge repositories (i.e., academic journals). Finally, this research combines the theoretical analysis and the social network analysis to identify the best practices that can be used in federal procurement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA556342

Entities

People

  • Alfred D. Fryman Iii
  • Kenneth A. Haile Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Game Theory
  • Government Procurement
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Structure
  • Social Networks
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management

Readers

  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design