Japanese distribution system: The impact of newly designed collaborations on wholesalers' performance

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-115

  Rawwas, Mohammed Y A ^a   Konishi, Kazuhiko ^b   Kamise, Shoji ^c   Al Khatib, Jamal ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b OTEMON GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Japan; Keiretsu; New collaborations; Performance; Wholesalers

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549024930     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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