A trail guide to publishing success: Tips on writing influential conceptual, qualitative, and survey research

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-16

  Fawcett, Stanley E ^a   Waller, Matthew A ^b   Miller, Jason W ^c   Schwieterman, Matthew A ^c   Hazen, Benjamin T ^d   Overstreet, Robert E ^e  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual; Methodology; Qualitative; Storytelling; Theory development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903723342     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12039     Document Type: Review

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