Buyer communication
Supply Chain1 sample item
About this scale
Scale entry from the Handbook of Management Scales.
Sample item(s)
“OEM communicates openly and honestly to the supplier.”
Source & citation
Zhang et al. (2009): Do buyer cooperative actions matter under relational stress? Evidence from Japanese and U.S. assemblers in the U.S. automotive industry. Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 479–494.
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