A Meta-Analysis of the "Purchasing and Supply Management Practice-Performance Link"

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 37-54

  Zimmermann, Friso ^a   Foerstl, Kai ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Meta analysis; Purchasing and supply management practices; Resource based theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902974075     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12051     Document Type: Article

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