Effects of the existence and identity of major customers on supplier profitability: Is Wal-Mart different?

Journal of Management Accounting Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 179-201

  Gosman, Martin L ^a   Kohlbeck, Mark J ^b  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer power; Major customer disclosures; Supplier power; Wal Mart

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051943596     PISSN: 10492127     EISSN: 15588033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jmar.2009.21.1.179     Document Type: Article

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