The impact of supply chain relationships and integration on innovative capabilities and manufacturing performance: the perspective of rapidly developing countries

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1708-1721

  Adebanjo, Dotun ^a   Teh, Pei Lee ^b   Ahmed, Pervaiz K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

developing countries; innovation; innovative capabilities; manufacturing performance; supply chain management

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATIVE CAPABILITY; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY SURVEYS; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; SUPPLY CHAIN RELATIONSHIPS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85028572224     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1366083     Document Type: Article

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