Emerging electronic partnerships: Antecedents and dimensions of EDI use from the supplier's perspective

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 87-111

  Hart, Paul J ^a,b   Saunders, Carol S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0032223734     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.1998.11518187     Document Type: Review

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