Trust in business to business relationships: An evaluation of its status

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-215

  Blois, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033096343     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00133     Document Type: Article

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