Trust in buyer-seller relationships: The challenge of environmental (green) adaptation

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 1073-1095

  Canning, Louise ^a   Hanmer Lloyd, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Cheltenham Gloucester College of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Environmental management; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548530194     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560710773354     Document Type: Article

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