The role of trust in the transition from traditional to electronic B2B relationships in agri-food chains

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 321-327

  Canavari, Maurizio ^a   Fritz, Melanie ^b   Hofstede, Gert Jan ^c,d   Matopoulos, Aristides ^e   Vlachopoulou, Maro ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agri food chains; B2B relationships; Electronic trust; Trust typology

Indexed keywords

CURRENT SITUATION; E-COMMERCE; EBUSINESS; ELECTRONIC RELATIONSHIP; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SECTOR; TECHNICAL BARRIERS; VALUE CHAINS;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FOOD PRODUCTS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ECOLOGY;

AGROINDUSTRY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 74149093365     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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