The role of trust and contract in the supply of business advice

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-488

  Bennett, Robert J ^a,b   Robson, Paul J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business link; Consultancy; Small firms; Trust

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 3242794914     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/28.4.471     Document Type: Article

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