The impact of internal integration and relationship commitment on external integration

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 17-32

  Zhao, Xiande ^a   Huo, Baofeng ^a,b   Selen, Willem ^c   Yeung, Jeff Hoi Yan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

China; External integration; Internal integration; Ownership; Relationship commitment

Indexed keywords

CHINA; EXTERNAL INTEGRATION; INTERNAL INTEGRATION; OWNERSHIP; RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRY; INTEGRATION; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 79951575629     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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