期刊名称：International Journal of Business and Management
印刷版ISSN：1833-3850
电子版ISSN：1833-8119
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：7
页码：59
DOI：10.5539/ijbm.v6n7p59
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：Whereas maintaining buyer–supplier relationships has been widely discussed in the literature, sustaining relationships with clients (buyers) while contract manufacturers (suppliers) pursue own-brand building has been relatively unexplored. This in-depth case study shows how an electronics contract manufacturer sustained its client relationships while building its own brand. The research framework consists of two subprocesses: competence leveraging and competence building. We argue that some of the strategies involved in these two processes can explain how a contract manufacturer can succeed in maintaining client relationships while pursuing own-brand building.
