Cooperation and continuity in strategic business relationships

Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-24

  Wilson, Elizabeth J ^a   Nielson, Charles C ^b,c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b The American Graduate School of International Management ^*

^c Garvin School of International Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Continuity; Cooperation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993075767     PISSN: 1051712X     EISSN: 15470628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J033v08n01_01     Document Type: Article

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