Organizational factors affecting supply chains in developing countries

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-251

  Babbar, Sunil ^a   Addae, Helena ^b   Gosen, Jerry ^b   Prasad, Sameer ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Multinational companies; Organizational analysis; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650063587     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10569210810907155     Document Type: Article

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