Interpersonal trust formation during the supplier selection process: The role of the communication channel

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 53-75

  Huang, Xiowen ^a   Gattiker, Thomas F ^b   Schwarz, Joshua L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Experiment; Negotiation; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649099659     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2008.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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