An investigation of the cross-border supplier development process: Problems and implications in an emerging economy

International Business Review

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1212-1222

  Khan, Zaheer ^a   Nicholson, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Developing markets; Inter firm supply chain relationships; International supplier development; Knowledge transfer process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923261297     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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