Dissolution intention in channel relationships: An examination of contributing factors

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1106-1113

  Yang, Donghoon ^a,c   Sivadas, Eugene ^b   Kang, Bohyeon ^d   Oh, Sejo ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conflict; Dissolution intention; Goal incongruity; Trust; Unfairness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867999467     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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