Culture, identity, and structure in social exchange: A Web-based trust experiment in the United States and Japan

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-479

  Kuwabara, Ko ^a,e   Willer, Robb ^b   Macy, Michael W ^c   Mashima, Rie ^d   Terai, Shigeru ^d   Yamagishi, Toshio ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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EID: 38949106158     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250707000412     Document Type: Article

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