Gaining from vertical partnerships: Knowledge transfer, relationship duration, and supplier performance improvement in the U.S. and Japanese automotive industries

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-316

  Kotabe, Masaaki ^a   Martin, Xavier ^b   Domoto, Hiroshi ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interfirm collaboration; Knowledge transfer; Relation specific assets; Strategic sourcing; Supply chain management; Vertical partnerships

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; OUTSOURCING; PERFORMANCE; PURCHASING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INTERFIRM COLLABORATION; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; RELATION SPECIFIC ASSETS; RELATIONSHIP DURATION; STRATEGIC SOURCING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; VERTICAL PARTNERSHIPS;

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;

EID: 0037380159     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.297     Document Type: Article

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