The determinants of trust in supplier-automaker relationships in the US, Japan, and Korea

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-27

  Dyer, Jeffrey H ^a   Chu, Wujin ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 78650538498     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2010.34     Document Type: Article

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