FIRM TECHNOLOGICAL READINESS AND COMPLEMENTARITY: CAPABILITIES IMPACTING LOGISTICS SERVICE COMPETENCY AND PERFORMANCE

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 195-228

  Richey, R Glenn ^a   Daugherty, Patricia J ^b   Roath, Anthony S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistics Competency; Logistics Service Quality; Technological Complementarity; Technological Readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849143228     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2007.tb00237.x     Document Type: Article

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