Buying professional services : how to get value for money from consultants and other professional services providers
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Buying professional services : how to get value for money from consultants and other professional services providers
AUTHOR:
Czerniawska, Fiona
Smith, Peter
ISBN:
9781846683251
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Profile Books, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
vii, 247 p. ; 23 cm
SERIES:
The economist
SERIES_TITLE:
The economist
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes index
CONTENTS:
Why is buying professional services different? -- The role of the purchasing department -- Purchasing approaches -- Choosing the right supplier -- Negotiating and contracting -- Managing the service provider.
SUBJECT:
| Contracting out |
| Consultants -- Selection and appointment |
| Industrial procurement |
| Negotiation in business |
| Purchasing agents |
| Professions |