Effects of cultural ethnicity, firm size, and firm age on senior executives trust in their overseas business partners: Evidence from China

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1150-1173

  Jiang, Crystal X ^a   Chua, Roy Y J ^b   Kotabe, Masaaki ^c   Murray, Janet Y ^d  

^a BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

China; social identity theory; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255192935     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.35     Document Type: Article

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