Agency theory and quality fade in buyer-supplier relationships

The International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-352

  Whipple, Judith M ^a   Roh, Joseph ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Quality; Quality costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953895556     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574091011089781     Document Type: Article

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