A firm's responses to deficient suppliers and competitive advantage

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 686-695

  Wagner, Stephan M ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Supplier development; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646569125     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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