Supplier development at Honda, Nissan and Toyota: Comparative case studies of organizational capability enhancement

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 281-308

  Sako, Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2042532637     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/13.2.281     Document Type: Article

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