Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry

The nature of the relationship between wineries and wine grape growers is largely one of interdependence; to produce good quality wines, wineries need a reliable supply of good quality grapes. Both the wineries and grape growers report a high degree of trust, satisfaction and commitment in their rel...

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Main Author: Batt, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Published: Winetitles 2001
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25588
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description The nature of the relationship between wineries and wine grape growers is largely one of interdependence; to produce good quality wines, wineries need a reliable supply of good quality grapes. Both the wineries and grape growers report a high degree of trust, satisfaction and commitment in their relationship with their most preferred trading partner. While the wineris exercise the majority of power in the relationship, when accompanied by constant communication that seeks to improve wine quality and to coordinate harvest dates, grape growers are not subjected to any coercive influence strategies that might otherwise undermine the relationship.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-255882017-01-30T12:49:11Z Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry Batt, Peter The nature of the relationship between wineries and wine grape growers is largely one of interdependence; to produce good quality wines, wineries need a reliable supply of good quality grapes. Both the wineries and grape growers report a high degree of trust, satisfaction and commitment in their relationship with their most preferred trading partner. While the wineris exercise the majority of power in the relationship, when accompanied by constant communication that seeks to improve wine quality and to coordinate harvest dates, grape growers are not subjected to any coercive influence strategies that might otherwise undermine the relationship. 2001 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25588 Winetitles fulltext
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Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_full Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_fullStr Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_short Exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_sort exploring the nature of long-term buyer-seller relationships in the western australian wine industry
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