The impact of dependence and trust on supply chain integration

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 544-563

  Zhang, Min ^a   Huo, Baofeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; China; Dependence; Manufacturing industries; Performance; Structural equation modelling; Supply chain integration; Supply chain management; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880608053     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-10-2011-0171     Document Type: Article

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