The impact of power and relationship commitment on the integration between manufacturers and customers in a supply chain

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-388

  Zhao, Xiande ^a   Huo, Baofeng ^b   Flynn, Barbara B ^c   Yeung, Jeff Hoi Yan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Culture; Power; Relationship commitment; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

MANAGEMENT RESEARCHERS; PRACTITIONERS; RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION (SCI);

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42049115041     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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