Organising international supplier relations: An exploratory study of Western purchasing in China

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-208

  Salmi, Asta ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

China; International supplier relations; Psychic distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846041282     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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