Influences of supplier capabilities and collaboration in new car development on competitive advantage of carmakers

Management Decision

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 756-774

  Oh, Joongsan ^a   Rhee, Seung Kyu ^b  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Competitive advantage; Product development; South Korea; Supplier relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952892709     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741011043911     Document Type: Article

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