Relationships of individual and groups among three-plus firms represent the cornerstone concept in business-to-business (B2B) contexts. The three-plus firms include manufacturer-supplier to manufacturer-customer to distributor-customer, and facilitators (e.g., transportation and management consulting firms). The common thread of the five papers in this volume is that making sense and achieving deep knowledge of three-plus B2B relationships are necessary antecedents for achieving high operating effectiveness, high (on-time) efficiency, and sustaining profits for each firm in these relationships. As the titles of the five papers imply, reading the volume provides deep insights into the specifics of how high performing three-plus B2B relationships influences these three major objectives of the firm: National Cultures? Impacts on Western Industrial Buyer-Seller Relational Process Models; Developing Guanxi Relations; Industrial Buyer-Seller Relations in a Chinese Context; Adaptation in Business Contexts; Working Triadic Relationships; How Do Managers See It? Capturing Practitioner Theories via Network Pictures.
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The common thread of the five papers in this volume is that making sense and achieving deep knowledge of three-plus B2B relationships are necessary antecedents for achieving high operating effectiveness, high (on-time) efficiency, and sustaining profits for each firm in these relationships.
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List of Contributors. Preface. The Impact of National Culture on Western Industrial Buyer-Seller Relational Process Models. Developing Guanxi Relations. The Development of Industrial Buyer-Seller Relations in a Chinese Context. Adaptation in Business Contexts: Working Triadic Relationships. How do Managers See it? Capturing Practitioner Theories via Network Pictures. Deep Knowledge of B2B Relationships Within and Across Borders. Advances in Business Marketing & Purchasing. Deep Knowledge of B2B Relationships Within and Across Borders. Copyright page.
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Product details

ISBN
9781781908587
Published
2013-07-10
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight
717 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
36 mm
Age
UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
380

Biographical note

Woodside, Prof. A. - Boston College, US Baxter, Dr. R. - Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand