Enhancing relationships within groups: The impact of role perceptions within logistics teams

Journal of Relationship Marketing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-150

  Esper, Terry ^a   Fugate, Brian ^b   Rapert, Molly Inhofe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication effectiveness; Communication quality; Logistics teams; Relationship effectiveness; Role clarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649201734     PISSN: 15332667     EISSN: 15332675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332660802279362     Document Type: Article

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