Extranet Use and Building Relationship Capital in Interfirm Distribution Networks: The Role of Extranet Capability

Journal of Retailing

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-74

  Spralls, Samuel A ^a   Hunt, Shelby D ^b   Wilcox, James B ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E integration; Extranets; Information technology use; Interfirm distribution networks; Interorganizational systems; Private industrial networks; Relationship capital resources; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952818159     PISSN: 00224359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretai.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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