An Interactive Power Activation Approach to Departmental Influence in Organizational Purchasing Decisions

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 469-482

  Katrichis, Jerome M ^a   Ryan, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040081116     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-8501(98)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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