Determinants of trust in supplier relations: Evidence from the automotive industry in Japan and the United States

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-417

  Sako, Mari ^a   Helper, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto industry; L14; L22; L23; L62; Opportunism; Supplier relations; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032012074     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(97)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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