Dependence in Buyer-Supplier Relationships

Dependence in Buyer-Supplier Relationships
Author: Tobias Mandt
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658242523
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Organizations frequently rely on the support of external parties to access necessary resources. In many cases, the resulting buyer-supplier relationships last for decades; some might even become indispensable for one or both parties in achieving its desired business goals. These dependencies between organizations are ubiquitous. This book focuses on such instances, discussing them in a cumulative manner: It begins with an introduction of previous research on the issue, before empirically explaining the emergence of dependencies, their different forms of existence and management approaches as well as its development over time. This book is of special interest for scholars focusing on dyadic partnerships within the domains of industrial marketing, supply chain management or strategic purchasing. Practitioners involved in managing long term buyer-supplier relationships in goods- as well as service-oriented industries might find it insightful as well.

Proceedings of the 1993 World Marketing Congress

Proceedings of the 1993 World Marketing Congress
Author: M. Joseph Sirgy
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2015-06-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319173235
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This volume includes the full proceedings from the 1993 World Marketing Congress held in Istanbul, Turkey. The focus of the conference and the enclosed papers is on marketing thought and practices from a global perspective. This volume resents papers on various topics including marketing management, marketing strategy, and consumer behavior. Founded in 1971, the Academy of Marketing Science is an international organization dedicated to promoting timely explorations of phenomena related to the science of marketing in theory, research, and practice. Among its services to members and the community at large, the Academy offers conferences, congresses and symposia that attract delegates from around the world. Presentations from these events are published in this Proceedings series, which offers a comprehensive archive of volumes reflecting the evolution of the field. Volumes deliver cutting-edge research and insights, complimenting the Academy’s flagship journals, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) and AMS Review. Volumes are edited by leading scholars and practitioners across a wide range of subject areas in marketing science.​

Building and Sustaining Buyer-seller Relationships in Mature Industrial Markets

Building and Sustaining Buyer-seller Relationships in Mature Industrial Markets
Author: Das Narayandas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2003
Genre:
ISBN:
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Much of the empirical research in relationship management in industrial markets has taken a snapshot of a relationship at a given time and speculated about "how did it get here?" and "where can it go?", this despite researchers' unanimous agreement that adopting a longitudinal perspective and focusing directly on process models better answers such questions. We use a longitudinal, field investigative approach to study the evolution of three industrial buyer-seller relationships characterized by varying degrees of initial asymmetry that evolved in dramatically different ways over time. Based on our findings, we advance a set of nine propositions that elucidate five important processes that affect the initiation and subsequent evolution of industrial buyer-seller relationships in commodity markets. Moreover, we find that less powerful firms can structure and thrive in equitable relationships with more powerful partners because the effect of imbalances created by initial asymmetries can subsequently be diluted through the development of high levels of inter-organizational commitment and inter-personal trust across the dyad.