The buyer-supplier relationship: An integrative model of ethics and trust

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL 3, 2009, Pages 329-341

  Gullett, Josh ^a   Do, Loc ^b   Canuto Carranco, Maria ^b   Brister, Mark ^a   Turner, Shundricka ^a   Caldwell, Cam ^c  

^a Louisiana State University at Alexandria   (United States)

^b MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier relationship; Distrust; Ethical duties; Ethical models; Mediating lens; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051666167     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0430-4     Document Type: Article

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