Reputation, trust and supplier commitment: The case of shipping company/seaport relations

Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 424-438

  Bennett, Roger ^a   Gabriel, Helen ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Corporate image

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347049533     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006018     Document Type: Article

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