Supply strategy and network effects - Purchasing behaviour in the construction industry

European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 207-215

  Dubois, Anna ^a   Gadde, Lars Erik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Construction efficiency; Network effects; Purchasing behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034410314     PISSN: 09697012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-7012(00)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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