Understanding industrial distributors' expectations of benefits from relationships with suppliers

Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 433-443

  Ghosh, Amit K ^a   Joseph, W Benoy ^a   Gardner, John T ^b   Thach, Sharon V ^c  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 8644264048     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858620410564382     Document Type: Article

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