Developing co-operative buyer-supplier relationships: A case study of Toyota

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-353

  Langfield Smith, Kim ^a   Greenwood, Michelle R ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032325951     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00096     Document Type: Article

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