Capabilities exchange through business interaction: An empirical investigation of a client-IT supplier relationship

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-239

  Brito, Carlos ^a   Nogueira, Mafalda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Information technologies; Interaction; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350714156     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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