Does IT integration really enhance supplier responsiveness in global supply chains?

Management International Review

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-212

  Sinkovics, Rudolf R ^b   Jean, Ruey Jer Bryan ^a   Roath, Anthony S ^c   Cavusgil, S Tamer ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Cooperativeness; Global supply chain relationships; Information technology; Supplier responsiveness; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957970894     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-011-0069-0     Document Type: Article

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