A study of compatibility variation across Chinese buyer-seller relationships

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 87-113

  Trimarchi, Michael ^a,b   Liesch, Peter W ^c   Tamaschke, Rick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b Milestone International Group   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; China; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549132146     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090561011008628     Document Type: Article

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