Developing strategic supplier networks: An institutional perspective

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 506-515

  Deligonul, Seyda ^a   Elg, Ulf ^b   Cavusgil, Erin ^c   Ghauri, Pervez N ^d  

^a ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global strategy; IKEA; Institutional theory; Socialization; Supplier network; Supplier relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874300698     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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