Performance in vegetable supply chains: The role of guanxi networks and buyer-seller relationships

Agribusiness

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-274

  Lu, Hualiang ^a   Feng, Shuyi ^a,b   Trienekens, Jacques H ^a   Omta, S W F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 60449085054     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20158     Document Type: Article

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