Specialized supplier networks as a source of competitive advantage: Evidence from the auto industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-291

  Dyer, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset specificity; Competitive advantage; Networks; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FIRM; NETWORK; SUPPLIER;

DATA ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 0030376434     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199604)17:4<271::AID-SMJ807>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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