A Supply Chain Theory of Factoring and Reverse Factoring

Panos Kouvelis
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Panos Kouvelis
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Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130;
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Fasheng Xu
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Fasheng Xu
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-0068
Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244
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Panos Kouvelis

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Panos Kouvelis

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8800-4537

Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130;

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Fasheng Xu

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Fasheng Xu

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-0068

Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244

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Published Online:3 Feb 2021https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3788

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