Do buyer cooperative actions matter under relational stress? Evidence from Japanese and U.S. assemblers in the U.S. automotive industry

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 479-494

  Zhang, Chun ^a   Henke Jr , John W ^b   Griffith, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Cooperative strategies; Relational stress; Social exchange theory; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CHRYSLER; COOPERATIVE STRATEGIES; ENHANCING EFFECT; GENERAL MOTORS; MODERATING EFFECT; RELATIONAL STRESS; SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY; STRESS LEVELS; SUPPLIER INVOLVEMENT; SUPPLIER RELATIONS;

INVESTMENTS; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 70349990186     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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