Less is sometimes more: The role of information quantity and specific assets in the propensity to engage in cost data exchange processes

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Piontkowski, Jan O ^a   Hoffjan, Andreas ^b  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Information disclosure; Inter firm relation; Inter organisational cost management; Open book accounting; Specific investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349094540     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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