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Determinants of source loyalty in buyer-seller relationships.

Journal of Purchasing & Materials Management

| September 22, 1990 | Sriram, Ven; Mummalaneni, Venkatapparao | COPYRIGHT 1990 National Association of Purchasing Management, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Determinants of Source Loyalty in Buyer-Seller Relationships

A significant change is occurring in the way a growing number of organizations manage their input acquisition strategy. Some purchasing managers are being asked by their organizations to shift from the more traditional "arms-length" relationships with their suppliers to a newer, closer, "relationship-building" approach. While both practitioners and academicians are interested in this new focus on buyer-seller relationships, as evidenced from their writings in the trade and professional journals, much of the early work has been descriptive and conceptual. Empirical evidence appears to be limited concerning ...

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