Building long-term orientation in buyer-supplier relationships: The moderating role of culture

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 506-521

  Cannon, Joseph P ^a   Doney, Patricia M ^b   Mullen, Michael R ^b   Petersen, Kenneth J ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier relationships; Cross cultural research methods; International; Long term orientation; Supply chain management; Trust

Indexed keywords

BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL; LONG-TERM ORIENTATION; TRUST;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESEARCH; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957861443     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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