A modified model for examining power and its sources in marketing channels is developed and tested. The results of testing this model indicate that its predictive ability is no better than that of previous approaches. Some unexpected results obtained in this and other studies are discussed in the context of an overall framework of power sources and their consequences in marketing channels.
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