A dyad perspective of buyer-seller relationships - the case of Taiwan agribusinesses

Ng, Eric ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0833-9047 (2008) A dyad perspective of buyer-seller relationships - the case of Taiwan agribusinesses. In: ANZMAC 2008: Shifting the Focus from Mainstream to Offbeat, 1-3 Dec 2008, Sydney, Australia.

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Abstract

The research reported in this study investigates how agribusinesses in Taiwan evaluate their existing business relationships and identifies the areas for improvement. These areas were examined in terms of the variables of the five-stage buyer-seller relationships development process from the existing literature and this was achieved through a series of 20 in-depth interviews conducted with 10 agribusinesses from a dyadic perspective. The findings revealed that at the early stages of the relationship, organisations were concern with achieving product and service reliability and quality. Whilst trust, commitments, co-operation, shared goals, social and structural bonds were regarded as more critical in the later stages of the relationship for the development of a closer long-term relationship. The research findings also highlighted five areas for improvement in a buyer-seller relationship that could vary in their relevance and importance at each level of the relationship.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Authors retain copyright.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Business - School of Management and Marketing (1 Apr 2007 - 31 Dec 2010)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Business - School of Management and Marketing (1 Apr 2007 - 31 Dec 2010)
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2009 06:33
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2014 01:20
Uncontrolled Keywords:	agribusiness; Taiwan
Fields of Research (2008):	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1505 Marketing > 150501 Consumer-Oriented Productor Service Development 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1505 Marketing > 150505 Marketing Research Methodology 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1505 Marketing > 150502 Marketing Communications
Fields of Research (2020):	35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3506 Marketing > 350602 Consumer-oriented product or service development 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3506 Marketing > 350606 Marketing research methodology 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3506 Marketing > 350604 Marketing communications
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	B Economic Development > 91 Economic Framework > 9104 Management and Productivity > 910403 Marketing
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/4775

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