Channel structures of international after-sales service networks

Journal of Marketing Channels

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 93-124

  Anell, Barbro I ^a   Wilson, Timothy L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

After sales services; Channels of distribution; Interfaces; Mononuclear and multinuclear organizations; Networks; Strategy structure; Temporary organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347426243     PISSN: 1046669X     EISSN: 15407039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J049v09n01_05     Document Type: Article

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