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The work at hand addresses the design and use of formal management control systems (MCSs) in buyer-supplier relationships (BSRs). To provide a sound basis for the following discussion, a brief background is given and the relevance of the research project from a managerial perspective is indicated (chapter 1.1). Based on the identified issues, research objectives are defined (chapter 1.2), and the structure of the thesis is outlined (chapter 1.3).
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Gebert, K. (2014). Practical relevance. In: Performance Control in Buyer-Supplier Relationships. Supply Chain Management. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01893-1_1
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