This manuscript reports the findings from a field study
which focused on the buying firm's negotiation team in one
commonplace industrial purchase, the rebuy of a component
part. The buying firm's negotiators are described, and
several variables hypothesized to affect the team's size and
functional composition are investigated. The results suggest
a number of recommendations for marketers in terms of how
they might tailor their approach to these negotiations.
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