External communication behaviour of purchasers - Effects on supplier management performance

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-41

  Large, Rudolf O ^a  

^a Saarland University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Capabilities; Inter personal communication; Performance; Purchasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944504490     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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