Effect of internal cost management, information systems integration, and absorptive capacity on inter-organizational cost management in supply chains

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 168-187

  Fayard, Dutch ^a   Lee, Lorraine S ^b   Leitch, Robert A ^c   Kettinger, William J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 84859266003     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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