Risk sharing in the supplier relationship: New evidence from the Japanese automotive industry

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-381

  Okamuro, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Risk sharing; Subcontracting; Supplier relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035430104     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(01)00152-4     Document Type: Article

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