Management of perceived e-business risks in food-supply networks: E-trust as prerequisite for supply-chain system innovation

Agribusiness

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 355-368

  Fritz, Melanie ^a   Canavari, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 46049109848     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20163     Document Type: Article

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