Exploring the association between fairness and organisational outcomes in supply chain relationships

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 790-803

  Hornibrook, Sue ^a   Fearne, Andrew ^a   Lazzarin, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Organizational behaviour; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349644290     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550910975826     Document Type: Article

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