Trust and embedded markets: A multi-method investigation of consumer transactions

Social Networks

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Simpson, Brent ^a   McGrimmon, Tucker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embeddedness; Networks; Purchases; Trust; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349120401     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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