Collaboration in supply chain: An assessment of hierarchical model using partial least squares (PLS)

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 897-918

  Kumar, Gopal ^a   Banerjee, Ravindra Nath ^b  

^a FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Hierarchical model; India; Partial least squares path modelling; Strategic alliances; Supply chain collaboration; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868037155     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401211277147     Document Type: Article

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