The relational advantages of intermediation

Management Science

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1614-1631

  Belavina, Elena ^a   Girotra, Karan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Global sourcing; Intermediaries; Li Fung; Relational contracts; Repeated games; Supply chain relationships

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBILITY; GLOBAL SOURCING; INTERMEDIARIES; RELATIONAL CONTRACTS; REPEATED GAMES; SUPPLY CHAIN RELATIONSHIPS;

INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SALES;

EID: 84866358410     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1110.1512     Document Type: Article

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