The precursors and impacts of BSR on AMT acquisition and implementation

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-297

  Abd Rahman, Azmawani ^a   Brookes, Naomi J ^b   Bennett, David J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technology (AMT); Buyer supplier relationships (BSRs); Malaysia; Technology implementation; Transaction cost economics (TCE) theory

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (AMT); BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS (BSRS); MALAYSIA; TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS (TCE) THEORY;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SALES; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 67349142599     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2016070     Document Type: Article

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