Factors affecting the termination propensity of inter-firm relationships

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1169-1177

  Ellis, Paul D ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; Companies; Distribution channels and markets; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750430863     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560610702759     Document Type: Article

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