The Effects of Strategic Supplier Selection on Buyer Competitive Performance in Matched Domains: Does Supplier Integration Mediate the Relationships?

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-115

  Koufteros, Xenophon ^a   Vickery, Shawnee K ^b   Dröge, Cornelia ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Matched domains; Resource based view of the firm; Strategic sourcing; Supplier selection; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859882950     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2012.03263.x     Document Type: Article

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