Interfirm collaboration through interfirm networks

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-115

  Li, Feng ^a   Williams, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to interfirm working; EDI; Interfirm network; Interfirm relation; Strategic collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033422588     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1999.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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