Services acquisition in the US Department of Defense (DoD) has continued to increase in scope and dollars in the past decade with over $200 billion spent for services in 2008. In this empirical study, we conducted a web-based survey to collect primary data on management practices in services...

AbstractThe following sections are included:SummaryIntroductionAn Overview of Trade in ServicesA brief historyGATS and a framework for services tradeCurrent trends in services tradeRise of Trade in Information-Intensive Services: Some Intuitively Plausible ExplanationsU.S. Trade in...

Trade in services has increased significantly and the United States has been a leader in services trade. The U.S. not only accounts for the largest share of world trade in private services but also runs a substantial amount of surplus in services trade. One important trend has been the rapid...