Stakeholder differences in the understanding of inter-organizational concept content as a risk factor: The case for a logistics platform

International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 107-127

  Gajšek, Brigita ^a   Rosi, Bojan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Integration; Inter organizational concept; Logistics platform; Stakeholder groups; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928727636     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJLM-06-2012-0040     Document Type: Article

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