Adoption of strategic networks: Evidence from the Hong Kong clothing industry

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 342-349

  Lau, Mei Mei ^a   Moon, Karen Ka Leung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assets; Buyer seller relationships; Garment industry; Hong Kong; Strategic groups; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249106151     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858620810881610     Document Type: Article

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