Adapting different media types to trust development in the supply chain

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 373-386

  Ross, William H ^a   Chen, Jeng Chung Victor ^b   Huang, Shaoyu F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication media; Enterprise; Internet; Loyalty; Negotiation strategies; Supply chain management; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249295973     PISSN: 14684330     EISSN: 17418127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2007.013151     Document Type: Article

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