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Handbook of Management Scales/Supplier's technical influence
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Supplier’s technical influence (alpha = 0.74)
Items
Product design specifications.
Manufacturing process specifications.
Procurement of materials and components.
Product quality control.
(anchors: 1 — ‘Our Firm Has No Influence’ and 5 — ‘Our Firm Has Complete Influence’)
Source
Kotabe et al. (2002): Gaining from Vertical Partnerships: Knowledge Transfer, Relationship Duration, and Supplier Performance Improvement in the U.S. and Japanese Automotive Industries. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 293–316
Comments
These items do not necessarily correlate and might, then, be interpreted as formative.