Rationality in supplier selection decisions: The effect of the buyer's national task environment

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 76-91

  Kaufmann, Lutz ^a   Kreft, Sebastian ^a   Ehrgott, Matthias ^a   Reimann, Felix ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral supply management; Procedural rationality; Supplier selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866479193     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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