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    Evolution and revolution in the global knowledge economy: Enhancing innovation and competitiveness worldwide

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    Authors
    Callender, Guy
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Callender, Guy. 2008. Five thousand years of organization change: The impact of procurement, in L. Fuxman, N. Delener, F. Victor and L. Eduardo Rivera-Solis (ed), Global Business and Technology Association Tenth International Conference: Evolution and revolution in the global knowledge economy - Enhancing innovation and competitiveness worldwide, Jul 8 2008, pp. 175-182. Spain: Global Business and Technology Association in partnership with EBSCO.
    Source Title
    Five thousand years of organization change: The impact of procurement
    Source Conference
    Global Business and Technology Association Tenth International Conference - Evolution and Revolution in the Global Knowledge Economy: Enhancing Innovation and Competitiveness Worldwide
    ISBN
    1-932917-04-7
    School
    Graduate School of Business
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34608
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Organization change is often thought of as a contemporary issue. However, areas of the management discipline have developed and changed over time, one of the lesser known being procurement, which can be defined as "the art and science of buying and supply". Over the past twenty years this discipline has attracted international interest because of its growing importance as organizations increasingly outsource. Its management status has consequently changed in many organizations - in government as well as business. This paper sets out a brief international history of the discipline with the aim of uncovering elements that have implications for current management practice. The management advantages of adopting the progressive features of this former clerical function conclude the paper.

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