How informal can you be? Trust and reciprocity within co-operative and collaborative relationships

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 129-139

  Dickson, Keith ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Inter firm co operation; Networks; Reciprocity; Research collaboration; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006606669     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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