Supplier-customer relationships: A case study of power dynamics

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 229-240

  Lacoste, Sylvie ^a   Johnsen, Rhona E ^b  

^a PÔLE UNIVERSITAIRE LÉONARD DE VINCI   (France)

^b RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

Author keywords

Countervailing power; Performance process services; Power dynamic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923165567     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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