The competitiveness of networked production: The role of trust and asset specificity

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 457-479

  Carney, Mick ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 0039489545     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00105     Document Type: Article

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