Purchasing ethics and inter-organizational buyer-supplier relational determinants: A conceptual framework

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 439-455

  Saini, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiosyncratic investments; Inter organizational power; Interpersonal ties; Long term orientation; Purchasing ethics; Satisfaction; Suppliers; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955269645     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0432-2     Document Type: Article

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