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Inertia, boredom, and complacency in business-to-business relationships: Identifying and interpreting antecedents and manifestations (2021)
Journal Article

While opportunism, a ‘dark side’ construct, has been discussed at length, inertia, boredom, and complacency, have received less attention. This is surprising given their detrimental effect on relationships. This study identifies antecedents and manif... Read More about Inertia, boredom, and complacency in business-to-business relationships: Identifying and interpreting antecedents and manifestations.

Client-agency briefing: Using paradox theory to overcome challenges associated with client resource deployment (2021)
Journal Article

Agencies depend on client resources to fulfil their value proposition. An inadequate quantity or quality of client resources can negatively influence agency output. Advertising literature reports that agencies are frequently frustrated with deficienc... Read More about Client-agency briefing: Using paradox theory to overcome challenges associated with client resource deployment.

Resource integration: Adopting a paradox perspective to inform the management of tensions in customer resource allocation (2020)
Journal Article

Service-dominant logic maintains that value is created collaboratively through a process of resource integration. Knowledge-intensive business services, the context for this study, are heavily dependent on customer resources for the fulfilment of the... Read More about Resource integration: Adopting a paradox perspective to inform the management of tensions in customer resource allocation.

Boundary spanner turnover in professional services: Exploring the outcomes of client retention strategies (2010)
Journal Article

Studies suggest that the termination of the interpersonal relationship between boundary spanners at buyer and seller firms can have a damaging effect on the inter organisational relationship. Few studies have addressed this issue in detail, but those... Read More about Boundary spanner turnover in professional services: Exploring the outcomes of client retention strategies.

Client defection in the design industry: a study of the causes, process and context of switching agencies (2002)
Journal Article

This paper explores the factors that cause client defection in the graphic design industry within the context of the business relationship in which it takes place. The paper examines the literature pertaining to defection, loyalty, relationship dynam... Read More about Client defection in the design industry: a study of the causes, process and context of switching agencies.