Trust and outsourcing: Do perceptions of trust influence the retention of outsourcing providers in the hospitality industry?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 601-608

  Leeman, Darin ^a   Reynolds, Dennis ^b  

^a SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer retention, Structural equation modeling; Outsourcing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855510959     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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