Organizational context, supplier management practices and supplier performance: A case study of a multinational company in Malaysia

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 724-758

  Chuah, PohLean ^a   Wong, Wai Peng ^a   Ramayah, T ^a   Jantan, M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Performance management; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049506141     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410391011088619     Document Type: Article

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