Does a purchasing manager's need for cognitive closure (NFCC) affect decision-making uncertainty and supply chain performance?

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 52, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 6878-6898

  Chen, Injazz J ^a   Lee, Yeon Yeob ^a   Paulraj, Antony ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

buyer supplier relationships; decision making uncertainty; need for cognitive closure; supply chain performance; survey

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; MANAGERS; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SURVEYING;

BUYER SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; NEED FOR COGNITIVE CLOSURE; PERFORMANCE OUTCOME; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE; SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84908569675     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.910622     Document Type: Article

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