Consumers' trust of salesperson and manufacturer: An empirical study

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-86

  Kennedy, Mary Susan ^a   Ferrell, Linda K ^b   Leclair, Debbie Thorne ^c  

^a Humanities and Fine Arts Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Consumers' trust; Manufacturer; Salesperson

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012558896     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(99)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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