by Fung Kwok-on, Patrick. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-195). / ABSTRACT --- p.i / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION / Analysis of Competitiveness at Different Levels --- p.2 / Firm- in- environment --- p.6 / Cooperative Relationships Between Firms --- p.10 / Supplier Relationship as a Context of Study --- p.14 / Electronics Firms in Hong Kong as a Study Sample --- p.17 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE / Perspectives of Environment-organisation Interface and Inter-organisational Relationship --- p.22 / Development of the Studies of Inter-organisational Relationship --- p.29 / Governance of Inter-firm Relationship --- p.34 / Cost-oriented Inter-firm Relationship --- p.34 / Structural Dependence as Governance --- p.37 / Social Governance Structure --- p.39 / "Norms, Relationalism and Relational Performance" --- p.49 / "Norms, Transorganisational Structure and Performance" --- p.54 / Supplier Relationship and Relational Performance --- p.62 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- RESEARCH DESIGN / Purpose of Study --- p.70 / Scope of the Study --- p.74 / Conceptual Framework --- p.77 / Dependent Variable --- p.77 / Explanatory Variables --- p.83 / Moderating Variables --- p.90 / Research Setting --- p.96 / Sample and Informants --- p.99 / Hypotheses --- p.105 / Measures Development --- p.117 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- DATA ANALYSIS / Measure Validations --- p.122 / Testing of Hypotheses --- p.130 / Interpretations of Findings --- p.136 / Cost and Centralisation --- p.136 / Quality and Centralisation --- p.138 / Innovation and Connectedness --- p.139 / Responsiveness and Formalisation --- p.140 / Responsiveness and Connectedness --- p.140 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- CONCLUSION / Contribution of the Study --- p.146 / Limitations --- p.150 / Future Research --- p.155 / APPENDIX A Some Data about Hong Kong's Electronics Industry --- p.158 / APPENDIX B List of Products Classified in Electronics Industry of Hong Kong (Product Code :383) --- p.160 / APPENDIX C Summary of Five Representative Company Cases in Helping to Set Hypotheses for the Study --- p.162 / "APPENDIX D Questionnaire Used for the Project ""Buyer- Seller Relationship & Relational Performance for Competitors""" --- p.168 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.177
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318251 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Contributors | Fung, Kwok-on Patrick., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Marketing and International Business. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 195 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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