Price, Quality and Trust - Inter-Firm Relations in Britain and Japan

Klappentext A study of the different approaches in Britain and Japan to buyer-supplier relationships. Zusammenfassung A study of the different approaches in Britain and Japan to buyer-supplier relationships. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Theory and Concepts: 1. A spectrum of transactional patterns: from ACR to OCR; 2. Trust and organisational efficiency; Part II. Case Studies and Survey: 3. Setting the scene; 4. JJ Electric, GB Electronics and TCP (UK); 5. The analysis of supplier companies; Part III. Explanations of Variations: 6. Economic and technological factors; 7. The legal framework; 8. Banks and financial links; 9. Employment system links; 10. Entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of small firm creation; Part IV. Outcomes and Implications: 11. How ACR-P OCR patterns relate to competitiveness; 12. Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Mari Sako, Mari (London School of Economics and Politic Sako
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2008
• EAN: 9780521061063
• ISBN: 978-0-521-06106-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Managemen
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics