Relative effects of dependence and trust on flexibility, information exchange, and solidarity in marketing channels

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-51

  Sezen, Bulent ^a   Yilmaz, Cengiz ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Channel relationships; Distribution channels and markets; Organizational behaviour; Trust; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846585940     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858620710722815     Document Type: Article

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