Examining an industrial buyer's purchasing linkages: A network model and analysis of organizational buying workflow

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 74-92

  Buckles, Tom A ^a   Ronchetto Jr , John R ^b  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 0003596633     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858629610151316     Document Type: Article

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