Trust and stakeholder theory: Trustworthiness in the organisation-stakeholder relationship

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-438

  Greenwood, Michelle ^a   van Buren III, Harry J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependent stakeholders; Power; Stakeholder theory; Trust; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955272049     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0414-4     Document Type: Article

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