Domestic supplier integration in the chinese automotive industry: The buyer's perspective

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 44-63

  Lockstrom, Martin ^a   Schadel, Joachim ^b   Moser, Roger ^c   Harrison, Norma ^d  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b Supply Chain Management Institute   (China)

^c EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Case study research; China; Resource based view; Supplier integration; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054710139     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2011.03239.x     Document Type: Article

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