Private brands, governance, and relational exchange within retailer-manufacturer relationships: Evidence from Irish food manufacturers supplying the Irish and British grocery markets

Agribusiness

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-20

  Collins, Alan ^a   Burt, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85012921547     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20068     Document Type: Article

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