Relational mechanisms, market contracts and cross-enterprise knowledge trading in the supply chain: Empirical research based on Chinese manufacturing enterprises

Chinese Management Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 488-508

  Zhang, Xumei ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Tong, Jie ^a   Liu, Xiangyu ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cross enterprise knowledge trading; Manufacturing industries; Market contracts; Relational mechanisms; Supply chain; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865378856     PISSN: 1750614X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506141211259159     Document Type: Article

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