Trust and communication in European agri-food chains

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 208-218

  Fischer, Christian ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri food sector; Europe; Food industry; Structural equation modelling; Supply chain coordination; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878261275     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541311318836     Document Type: Article

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