Customer trust in the salesperson: An integrative review and meta-analysis of the empirical literature

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-107

  Swan, John E ^a   Bowers, Michael R ^a   Richardson, Lynne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 0033071035     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(97)00244-0     Document Type: Article

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