Impact of boundary-spanning information technology and position in chain on firm performance

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 3-16

  Yao, Yuliang ^a   Dresner, Martin ^b   Palmer, Jonathan W ^c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Principia College   (United States)

Author keywords

Disintermediation; Food industry; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350259584     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2009.03172.x     Document Type: Article

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