Assertion: negotiation | /r/HasProperty | viewed as preferable alternative
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: in procurement
type: OTHER
value: to auctions
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In procurement, negotiations have often been viewed as a less preferable alternative to auctions: the latter generally enables the achievement of better prices and economists have claimed that auctions are effective means of increasing value (Harvard Law School, 2011).