Control, communication, and decision making uncertainty in asymmetric channel relationships

Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1-26

  Johnson, Jean L ^a   Pharr, Steven W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 67650058920     PISSN: 1051712X     EISSN: 15470628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J033v03n04_01     Document Type: Article

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