Inter-firm trust in buyer-supplier relations: Are knowledge spillovers and geographical proximity relevant?

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 855-870

  Bönte, Werner ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier relations; Geographical proximity; Knowledge spillovers; Opportunism; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049088962     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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