Inter-firm network capability: How it affects buyer-supplier performance

British Food Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 794-810

  Ziggers, G W ^a   Henseler, J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Organizational performance; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249152054     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700910980928     Document Type: Article

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